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THE BEST HOSPITALS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE SEVEN MAJOR MEDICAL SPECIALITIES AND HOSPITALS READY TO WELCOME YOU
› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
The quality of care and the tradition of welcoming in France
are well known. For the first time, French Healthcare is
presented in a booklet for patients around the world.
France is a land of medical innovation. Our teams of doctors,
surgeons and researchers, trained at the highest level, are
used to world firsts in many therapeutic areas. In order
to help international patients benefit from their expertise,
French hospitals set new standards for people who choose to
travel for care.
One of the priorities of the association French Healthcare
(https://frenchhealthcare.fr), which brings together
institutions and health professionals wishing to promote
French know-how abroad, is to propose a framework
guaranteeing the satisfaction of patients and the quality of
care throughout their stay.
The objectives of this approach include easier access to
«French» care, obtaining visas for health reasons, optimal
reception in institutions for patients and their families,
customized services, and specially trained staff.
Patients who do not have the health care provision in their
country of residence will now be able to find in France the
best treatments and medical care, in terms of efficiency,
cost and quality of reception. Thousand and one treasures of
French cities and territories also await them.
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GENDRON
President of the French Healthcare association
› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Healthcare in France 2
Practical information 6
Cardiology 8
Gynaecology – obstetrics 10
Neurology 12
Oncology 14
Orthopaedic services 16
Paediatrics 18
Rehabilitation services 20
Discover France, a unique experience 22
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› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / OVERVIEW
HEALTHCARE IN FRANCE
RENOWNED HEALTHCARE recently as 2008 (Professors
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and
With an internationally recognized Luc Montagnier: discovery of the
healthcare system, groundbreaking retrovirus responsible for causing
research facilities and high-quality AIDS) and 2011 (Professor Jules
infrastructures, France welcomes Hoffmann: research on innate
many patients from around the immunity). French research is
globe. especially active in the fight against
Its medical teams are ranked cancer and the treatment of rare
among the best in the world. diseases.
French excellence extends to
numerous surgical and medical France strives to ensure effective
specialities, notably for the transfer of technological and
treatment of cancers, heart scientific advances to therapeutic
diseases, orthopaedic surgery and fields, and several training centres
reconstructive surgery. for new techniques have been
created, including IRCAD, the
European School of Surgery
A GUARANTEE OF FASTER (EEC) and Cancer Campus. These
TREATMENT MEETING THE institutions were founded on the
HIGHEST STANDARDS IN principles of translational medicine
ALL FIELDS to speed patients access to the
latest discovers and improve
The French healthcare system the overall healthcare system
often receives top honours in performance.
international rankings: it is first on
the World Health Organization’s
ranking of the world’s health HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS
systems. This recognized OPEN TO THE WORLD
performance ensures that
patients receive treatment quickly Our hospitals employ doctors,
with average wait times that researchers and students from
earned France third place on the around the world. They have come
Commonwealth Fund 2014 ranking. to learn about French medical
It also means uninsured patients expertise through the best research
who are not French residents and training programmes and help
are able to benefit from very spread that knowledge across the
competitive prices. globe.
Numerous techniques and surgical
A CULTURE OF specialities, such as heart surgery,
INNOVATION FOR CUTTING- neurosurgery and robotic surgery,
EDGE HEALTHCARE were developed in France and
many – including the fields of
Research by French medical gynaecology and oncology – owe
research teams has won 13 Nobel much to French teams.
Prizes, with awards received as
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« 13 Nobel Prizes for medicine awarded
to French teams
› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / OVERVIEW
CERTIFIED QUALITY WITH THE
HIGHEST OF STANDARDS
France has a quality control system,
overseen by its National Health
Authority (HAS), which is among the
best in the world. French healthcare
facilities are required to undergo
certification every four years to
ensure their quality level meets
basic criteria regarding infection
risk, patient identification, pain
management, medication management
and policies to improve care quality
and safety. These are some of the
most stringent certification standards
in the world.
« A high-quality and safe certification
system that is among the most stringent
in the world
A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT
CONSIDERS ETHICS AND
CONDUCT AS CORE VALUES
Practising medicine in France is
governed by a medical conduct
code that covers such principles as
the respect of human dignity and
professional confidentiality, patients’
right to information and the obligation
to obtain consent for all interventions.
The equally high-quality therapeutic
offer, available to all without distinction
and subject to strict oversight, has
earned French healthcare facilities one
of the best reputations for probity in
the world.
Article 7 of the Code of Conduct
stipulates that “doctors must listen,
examine, advise or offer care of the
same standard to all patients regardless
of their origin, nationality, religion or
feelings they may have towards them.”
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› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / OVERVIEW
Clinique Claude Bernard, Ermont
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› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / PRACTICAL INFORMATION
PRACTICAL ACCESS
INFORMATION With its two international airports, Paris
is a main entry point to France for many
foreign visitors. It is well connected to
all of the country’s major cities by air
LILLE and train.
▸3
8 international airports in France,
two of which are in Paris; high-speed
trains (TGV) available from Roissy
Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to all major
PARIS cities in France.
STRASBOURG
ll means of transport are available for
▸A
RENNES
getting around Paris and the surrounding
metropolitan area (Île-de-France): train,
ANGERS
NANTES RER, metro, tramway, bus and taxi.
Connection is also available to all major
French cities via high-speed train (TGV),
CLERMONT- domestic flights and main motorways.
FERRAND LYON
GRENOBLE
BORDEAUX ACCOMMODATION
France has a considerable offer of
NICE hotels of all categories in all of its cities
BIARRITZ TOULOUSE MONTPELLIER and near to hospital facilities. It is also
possible to find furnished apartments for
MARSEILLE longer stays. All cities make hotel and
booking information available through
their tourist offices. In Paris, there are
100 km more than forty booking centres.
+ INFO WWW.FRANCE.FR
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› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Left to right : CHU d’Amiens - Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Centre de lutte contre le cancer de Nice - Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest, Nantes
SHORT STAY VISA (SCHENGEN VISA)
FOR MEDICAL REASONS
To receive medical treatment What documents must be submitted ★ If applicable, proof of registration
in France, it may be necessary with the request? on the national organ and cornea
(depending on your nationality) to You will need to submit all basic transplant list provided by the
obtain a short stay visa for medical documentation required for any medical/surgical team that will be
reasons. short stay visa as well as specific performing the transplant.
documentation pertaining to your
Who must obtain a visa? medical situation, which will be handled Is it mandatory to appear in person at
A visa is not required for European with absolute confidentiality. the consulate to make the request?
Union citizens. The European Union Yes, unless the traveller’s health
has also waived the visa requirement The following basic documentation is prevents doing so.
for citizens of certain countries (such required for all short stay visas:
as the United States and the United ★ Proof of accommodation in France What procedure should be followed
Arab Emirates) if the length of stay(s) ★ Proof of travel and repatriation for those accompanying the patient
does not exceed 90 days in a 180-day insurance on the trip?
period. Other nationalities are however ★ Proof of sufficient personal finances In addition to the documentation required
subject to short-stay visas, for example : to cover daily expenses while in for a Schengen Visa, specific documentation
Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, China, France (payslips, bank statements, may be requested, including:
Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Kuwait, etc.) ★ Proof of a family relationship with
Lebanon, Morocco, Niger, Russia, ★ If applicable, documentation for the patient, or if no family ties exist,
Senegal and Tunisia. minors (birth certificate, parental a letter from the visa applicant
authorization if the minor is traveling justifying the reason for coming
How do you obtain a visa? without his or her parents) ★ Proof that costs related to the
Visa requests must be made to the applicant will be covered by the
competent French consulate in the Other documentation specific to your organization covering the patient’s
visitor’s home country. situation may be requested, such as: medical costs.
★ Written confirmation from the French
How long does the process take? healthcare facility that it will be It is possible to extend the visa?
A response to a visa request is usually admitting the patient, with the dates An extension may be accorded on a
made within two to ten days. In the and duration of the planned hospital case-by-case basis in the event that
event of a proven medical emergency, stay and an estimate of the cost of the patient’s condition requires it. A
the competent French consulate can care; certificate of health from the healthcare
expedite processing. ★ A letter from a credible and facility or the attending physician
trustworthy health insurance must be provided. All administrative
Is this visa different than a tourist visa? organization (in the event of a procedures must be handled at the
Like a tourist visa, a visa for medical reciprocal social security agreement competent prefecture in France.
reasons is a short term visa (also known between the home country and
as a Schengen Visa) which is valid for France: prior approval by the health For more information, contact the
90 days over a 180-day period. It can insurance company in the home French Consulate and relevant
take into account the patient’s specific country to cover the cost of care) or healthcare establishments (see the
situation, and therefore a tourist visa proof that medical fees have been “Specialities” section of this brochure
cannot serve as a substitute. paid for in advance; for contact information).
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CARDIOLOGIE
AT THE FOREFRONT OF MEDICAL PROGRESS
AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
26 MILLION
PEOPLE SUFFER FROM HEART FAILURE
AROUND THE WORLD, WITH 15 MILLION
IN EUROPE.
Cardiology is one of the fields of medicine that has made
the greatest strides in recent decades. Advances in
IN FOCUS
research and technology mean that varied, effective and
less invasive treatments are available or will soon be for
A EUROPEAN FIRST
most heart diseases. 3D IMAGING USED TO REPAIR
HEARTS IN YOUNG PATIENTS
To offer cutting-edge healthcare to their patients, French
establishments are equipped with ultra-modern technological The CHU de Toulouse teaching
facilities and employ the latest in medical advances. hospital carried out three procedures
They make use of the best techniques in interventional in November 2015 to repair congenital
cardiology (intervention on the coronary arteries using heart defects in paediatric patients
X-ray visualization, without the need for surgery) and have using a 3D imaging tool, a first in
developed several promising technological innovations Europe.
for a range of heart diseases: the Carmat artificial heart, The hospital in Toulouse is the only
bioresorbable stents and leadless pacemakers, among others. paediatric cardiology centre equipped
with the EchoNavigator, a tool that
Remote cardiac services are also becoming more widespread enables heart surgeons to combine
in France, with such activities as echocardiogram interpretation ultrasound and X-ray images to guide
and remote monitoring of patients’ implanted medical devices their movements during heart repairs.
(defibrillator) and heart rhythms.
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TESTIMONIAL
DR ROMAIN CADOR
Director of Cardiology, Hôpital Saint-Joseph (Paris)
Interventional cardiology comprises coronary cardiology (dilated cardiomyopathy), structural cardiology (non-
surgical treatment of heart valves) and electrophysiology (implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators and
ablation of cardiac arrhythmias). French teams are pioneers in the field of coronary medicine – the first coronary
stent in the world was implanted in France – and maintain a high level of technical expertise with extremely
experienced specialists. These specialists are able to offer very complex non-surgical techniques to patients
that can lead to shorter hospitalization times and faster recovery. Care is always thoroughly planned out and
tailored to every patient.
+ ESTABLISHMENTS
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE linique des Lilas, Les Lilas
▸ C SOUTH-EAST
International contact:
▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) linique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon
▸ C
Dr Louis-Denis DURANTHON
Hôpital Bichat, Paris International contact: Frédérique PERLIER
+33 (0)1 43 62 22 22
International contact: Pr. Patrick NATAF +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50
louis.duranthon@orange.fr
patrick.nataf@aphp.fr fperlier@capio.fr
www.cliniquedeslilas.fr
www.aphp.fr www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr
H
ôpital européen Georges Pompidou - NORTH-EAST ▸ H
ôpital cardiovasculaire et pneumolo-
HEGP, Paris ôpital Cardiologique, Lille
▸ H gique Louis Pradel – Hospices Civils de
International contact: Pr Philippe MENASCHE International contact: Lyon, Lyon
philippe.menasche@aphp.fr Virginie VANDERBEKE, Billing Manager International contact: Pr Georges MELLIER
www.aphp.fr +33 (0)3 20 44 43 94 +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86
virginie.vanderbeke@chru-lille.fr georges.mellier@chu-lyon.fr
ôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris
H www.chru-lille.fr www.chu-lyon.fr
International contact: Pr. Pascal LEPRINCE
pascal.leprince@aphp.fr ▸ H
ôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - ▸ Institut Arnault Tzanck, Saint-Laurent-
www.aphp.fr Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg du-Var
International contact: International contact: Jean-Marc SAULI
▸ G
roupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Yara EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF +33 (0)4 92 27 38 66
Paris +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50 jm.sauli@tzanck.org
International Patient Center yara.el-eleywa-le-corff@chru-strasbourg.fr Referent office entries
+33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 www.chru-strasbourg.fr +33 (0)4 92 27 39 12
internationalpatient@hpsj.fr www.tzanck.org
www.hpsj.fr NORTH-WEST ▸ A
ssistance publique Hôpitaux de Marseille,
merican Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine ▸ P
▸ A ôle Santé Sud – CMCM, Le Mans Marseille
International Unit International contact: Administration Office www.ap-hm.fr
+33 (0)1 46 41 26 33 +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37
intl.patient@ahparis.org ▸ H
ôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – CHRU
direction@polesantesud.fr
www.american-hospital.org de Montpellier, Montpellier
www.polesantesud.fr
International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER
▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16
SOUTH-WEST
International contact: Jacques BONICH v-gout@chu-montpellier.fr
+33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 olyclinique du Parc, Toulouse
▸ P www.chu-montpellier.fr
jacques.bonich@imm.fr International contact: Frédérique PERLIER
www.Imm.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
fperlier@capio.fr
▸ Centre hospitalier privé de l’Europe, HU de Martinique, Fort-de-France
▸ C
www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr
Le Port Marly International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE,
International contact: Julien BERNARD, linique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu
▸ C International Patient Coordinator
Head of Financial Affairs International contact: Frédérique PERLIER +596 596 55 96 03
+33 (0)1 39 17 22 22 +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 sarah.lafortune@chu-fortdefrance.fr
jbernard@vivalto-sante.com fperlier@capio.fr www.chu-fortdefrance.fr
www.chp-europe.fr www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr
▸ C
entre hospitalier intercommunal de ▸ C linique du Pont de Chaume, Montauban
Poissy Saint-Germain-en-Laye International contact: Didier GODEC,
International contact: Director
Dr Xavier MARCHAND +33 (0)5 63 68 33 01
+33 (0)1 39 27 52 22 godec@elsan.care
xmarchand@chi-poissy-st-germain.fr www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr
www.chi-poissy-st-germain.fr
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GYNAECOLOGY – OBSTETRICS
WELLBEING FOR WOMEN
AND THEIR CHILDREN
23,000
BIRTHS THROUGH ASSISTED
REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (ART)
EVERY YEAR IN FRANCE.*
IN FOCUS
Lifetime health for women is an essential consideration
in France.
For the field of gynaecology, which treats women
SOON TO COME: BIRTHS
regardless of their age and for all reproductive system FOLLOWING UTERUS
diseases, French healthcare facilities have consultation TRANSPLANTS IN FRANCE
units, emergency gynaecological services, and surgical, Since November 2015, uterine
oncological and medical gynaecological units. transplantation for pregnancy is possible in
France in the context of clinical research.
For the field of obstetrics, a speciality focused on
For the time being, two hospitals have
pregnant women and their unborn child, France has
been authorized to test it by the ANSM*:
numerous cutting-edge maternity hospitals throughout
the Limoges University Hospital (deceased
the country. These establishments have labour wards
donor collection) and the Foch hospital
(delivery rooms and obstetric surgery ward) and
(live donor). With this green light, women
nurseries, emergency obstetric services, high-risk
born without a uterus or who have had a
pregnancy services, neonatal screening services and
hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) for a
prenatal/foetal diagnosis units. During delivery, neonatal
benign pathology, can give birth to a child.
and maternal resuscitation services are available to
In September 2017, the 1st Congress of the
handle any complications that may arise for mother and
International Society of Transplantation
baby.
(ISUT) identified 38 uterine transplants
Moreover, each French region has several establishments performed around the world. In December
that are authorized to practise clinically or biologically 2017 in Brazil, for the first time, a woman
assisted reproduction. gave birth to a child after receiving a uterus
from a deceased patient.
*National Agency for the Safety of Medicines
*Source: Agence de la biomédecine and Health Products
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TESTIMONIAL
PR JEAN-MARC AYOUBI
Director of Gynaecology-Obstetrics, Hôpital Foch (Paris)
France is renowned for its high-quality healthcare and for the excellence of its surgical gynaecology, obstetrics
and reproductive medicine teams.
The experience and organization of these divisions ensure excellent treatment for couples dealing with
infertility, mothers-to-be and their babies while also providing high-level surgical gynaecology services.
Performance, technology and quality services are possible not only because of this expertise but from medical
and nursing teams’ willingness to listen, provide assistance and offer attentive care.
+ ESTABLISHMENTS NORTH-EAST
▸ H
ôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg -
linique Saint Jean Languedoc, Toulouse
▸ C
International contact: Frédérique PERLIER
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50
Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE fperlier@capio.fr
International contact:
www.clinique-saint-jean-languedoc.capio.fr
▸ P ublic hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) Yara EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF
Hôpital
Necker Enfants Malades, Paris +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50
SOUTH-EAST
International contact: Pr. Yves VILLE yara.el-eleywa-le-corff@chru-strasbourg.fr
yves.ville@aphp.fr www.chru-strasbourg.fr ▸ H
ôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital
www.aphp.fr femme Mère Enfant Centre Hospitalier
ôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille
▸ H Lyon Sud, Lyon
ôpital Antoine Béclère, Paris
H International contact: International contact: Pr Georges MELLIER
International contact: Natacha DUPUIS, Billing Manager +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86
Pr. Alexandra BENACHI +33 (0)3 20 44 59 62 poste 34593 georges.mellier@chu-lyon.fr
alexandra.benachi@aphp.fr natacha.dupuis@chru-lille.fr www.chu-lyon.fr
www.aphp.fr www.chru-lille.fr
ôpital Privé Natecia, Lyon
▸ H
Hôpital
Bicêtre, Paris NORTH-WEST International contact: Daniela ANGHEL
International contact: relations.internationales@noalys.com
Pr. Herve FERNANDEZ ▸ C
entre Hospitalier Privé Saint-Grégoire,
www.natecia.fr
hervé.fernandez@aphp.fr Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine)
www.aphp.fr Nicolas BIOULOU édipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux
▸ M
+33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 International contact: Michel PESENTI
ôpital Cochin, Paris
H nbioulou@vivalto-sante.com +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80
International contact: www.chpsaintgregoire.com m.pesenti@medipole-de-savoie.fr
Pr François GOFFINET www.medipole-de-savoie.fr
francois.goffinet@aphp.fr ôle Santé Sud - CMCM, Le Mans
▸ P
www.aphp.fr Administration Office ▸ H
ôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – CHRU de
+33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 Montpellier, Montpellier
roupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris
▸ G direction@polesantesud.fr International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER
International contact: International Patient Center www.polesantesud.fr +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16
+33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 v-gout@chu-montpellier.fr
internationalpatient@hpsj.fr linique du Mail, La Rochelle
▸ C
www.chu-montpellier.fr
www.hpsj.fr International contact: Sylvie TARGET
+33 (0)5 46 00 43 89
FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
▸ A
merican Hospital of Paris, starget@capio.fr
Neuilly-sur-Seine www.clinique-mail.capio.fr HU de Martinique, Fort-de-France
▸ C
International Unit International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE
+33 (0)1 46 41 26 33 SOUTH-WEST International Patient Coordinator
intl.patient@ahparis.org +596 596 55 96 03
apio Clinique Belharra, Bayonne
▸ C
www.american-hospital.org sarah.lafortune@chu-fortdefrance.fr
International contact: Frédérique PERLIER
www.chu-fortdefrance.fr
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50
▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris
fperlier@capio.fr
International contact: Jacques BONICH
www.clinique-belharra.capio.fr
+33 (0)1 56 61 68 70
jacques.bonich@imm.fr linique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu
▸ C
www.Imm.fr International contact: Frédérique PERLIER
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50
fperlier@capio.fr
www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr
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NEUROLOGY
A RANGE OF DISEASES,
SPECIFIC TREATMENT APPROACHES
26 MILLION
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
SUFFER FROM EPILEPSY WHILE
24 MILLION SUFFER FROM
ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA.*
Neurology is a speciality field that treats diseases of the
nervous system. Neurological problems, which range from
IN FOCUS
headaches to epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease and strokes, affect
nearly a billion people around the world. PARKINSON’S DISEASE
FRANCE LEADING THE WAY IN
Neurology units in France are comprised of neurological RESEARCH
doctors and neurosurgeons with considerable experience.
Between 2009 and 2013, a joint French
They treat:
and English research team led a gene
› strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA)
therapy clinical trial for patients suffering
› degenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s
from severe Parkinson’s disease. Fifteen
disease, etc.
patients received this new treatment,
› epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS) and vasculitis
which involved the injection of a vector
› brain tumours
expressing the genes of three enzymes
› diseases of the peripheral nervous system (polyneuropathy,
essential to biosynthesis of dopamine,
sciatic nerve pain) and muscular diseases
which is lacking in patients with
› migraines and headaches
Parkinson’s disease. This therapy has
In addition to neurosurgeons, these hospital divisions also helped certain brain cells begin making
include nerve paralysis and imaging specialists. and secreting dopamine once again. In
The complex nature of neurology has led to very specific all patients, motor symptoms stemming
treatment approaches (sub-specialities, highly technical from the disease were improved up to 12
treatment, innovations, renowned centres) based on each months after the treatment. The trial was
major disease group. coordinated by Professor Stéphane Palfi,
Director of Neurosurgery at the Hôpital
Henri-Mondor (AP-HP) in Paris.
*Source: OMS
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TESTIMONIAL
PR STEPHAN CHABARDES
Neurosurgery clinic, Hôpital Michallon, CHU de Grenoble
France has a long tradition of excellence in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. Numerous
therapeutic innovations have been launched and developed in France, such as deep brain stimulation to
treat Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, epilepsy surgery and treatments for vascular
malformations and brain tumours. For the most part, the teams work in teaching hospitals with the most
modern of resources at their disposal. Their extensive expertise means they are able to safely treat both
adult and young patients.
+ ESTABLISHMENTS
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE NORTH-EAST SOUTH-EAST
▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) ondation Hopale, Berck-sur-Mer
▸ F ▸ H
ôpital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer –
Hôpital
Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris International contact: Snezana WALZ Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon
International contact: +33 (0)3 21 89 42 99 International contact: Pr Georges MELLIER
Pr. Michel BAULAC walzsn@hopale.com +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86
michel.baulac@aphp.fr www.fondation-hopale.org georges.mellier@chu-lyon.fr
www.aphp.fr www.chu-lyon.fr
NORTH-WEST
Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris ▸ C
HU de Grenoble
linique du Mail, La Rochelle
▸ C International contact:
International contact:
International contact: Sylvie TARGET Micheline FERRASIATMELLIER
Pr. David ADAMS
+33 (0)5 46 00 43 89 +33 (0)4 76 76 50 57
david.adams@aphp.fr
starget@capio.fr mferrasiat@chu-grenoble.fr
www.aphp.fr
www.clinique-mail.capio.fr www.chu-grenoble.fr
ôpital Lariboisière, Paris
H
International contact: SOUTH-WEST ôpital de la Timone, Marseille
▸ H
Pr Hugues CHABRIAT apio Clinique Aguilera, Biarritz
▸ C International contact: Manon BRUNA
hugues.chabriat@aphp.fr International contact: Frédérique PERLIER +33 (0)4 91 38 70 58
www.aphp.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 Manon.bruna@ap-hm.fr
fperlier@capio.fr fr.ap-hm.fr/nos-hopitaux/hopital-
roupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris
▸ G de-la-timone
www.clinique-aguilera.capio.fr
International Patient Center
+33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 olyclinique du Parc, Toulouse
▸ P ▸ H
ôpital Gui de Chauliac - CHRU de
internationalpatient@hpsj.fr International contact: Frédérique PERLIER Montpellier, Montpellier
www.hpsj.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER
fperlier@capio.fr +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16
▸ A
merican Hospital of Paris, v-gout@chu-montpellier.fr
www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr
Neuilly-sur-Seine www.chu-montpellier.fr
International Unit
linique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu
▸ C
+33 (0)1 46 41 26 33 FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
International contact: Frédérique PERLIER
intl.patient@ahparis.org
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 HU de Martinique, Fort-de-France
▸ C
www.american-hospital.org
fperlier@capio.fr International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE,
ondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris
▸ F www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr International Patient Coordinator
+33 (0)1 48 03 63 00 +596 596 55 96 03
international@fo-rothschild.fr sarah.lafortune@chu-fortdefrance.fr
www.fo-rothschild.fr www.chu-fortdefrance.fr
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ONCOLOGY
TREATMENT THAT IS
TAILORED TO EVERY PATIENT
20%
ONCOLOGY REPRESENTS
APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ALL SHORT
HOSPITAL STAYS IN FRANCE. FOR
PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR CANCER
TREATMENT, THE MAIN TYPES OF
TREATMENT DEAL WITH CANCERS OF
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, BREAST CANCER
AND SKIN CANCER.
Cancer care in France is structured around a system of
authorizations: healthcare establishments must have a IN FOCUS
specific authorization accorded by their Regional health
agency to treat cancer patients. Organizing care in this
way ensures quality treatment across the entire country. “CYBER-SURGERY”
Specific treatment programmes have been created to AT THE IHU DE STRASBOURG
meet the needs of rare cancer patients or those with Founded in 2011, the Institut Hospitalo-
genetic predispositions as well as elderly and young univer¬sitaire (IHU) de Strasbourg,
cancer patients. sometimes referred to as the “institute of
minimally invasive imaging-guided surgery”
The national cancer genetics programme includes
seeks to offer patients innovative therapies
consultations for people with family histories that may
for minimally invasive procedures as quickly
suggest hereditary types of cancer so they can receive
as possible. In July 2012, it was the first
genetic testing.
establishment to undertake “cyber-surgery”
France also has special cancer treatment centres (CLCC) by operating on a 36-year-old patient
in addition to its hospital networks. These centres, which with a liver tumour. The tumour resection
treat cancer exclusively, handle treatment, research and was done via robotic surgery guided by
teaching with a view to continually improving the quality augmented reality, which consists of taking
and accessibility of care. virtual images and fusing them with images
taken in real time by a camera inserted into
the patient’s body during the operation. The
patient was able to leave the hospital just
one week after the operation.
14› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
+ ESTABLISHMENTS
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
▸ P ublic hospitals in Paris (AP-HP)
▸C
entre chirurgical des Princes,
Boulogne-Billancourt TESTIMONIAL
International contact:
ôpital Cochin Port-Royal, Paris
H Corinne GROSLIER
PR PATRICE VIENS
International contact: +33 (0)1 46 99 22 08 President of UNICANCER
Pr François GOLDWASSER groslier@centre-des-princes.com
francois.goldwasser@aphp.fr www.centre-des-princes.fr
www.aphp.fr
France is internationally renowned for its expertise
CS
C - CS in cancer care, treatment and research. As a result, it
▸ C
entre hospitalier privé de l’Europe,
H
ôpital européen Georges Pompi- Le Port Marly has one of the best cancer survival rates in Europe.
dou - HEGP, Paris International contact:
International contact: Julien BERNARD,
French establishments have been able to stay ahead
Pr Philippe MENASCHE Head of Financial Affairs of recent and promising developments such as
philippe.menasche@aphp.fr +33 (0)1 39 17 22 22
www.aphp.fr jbernard@vivalto-sante.com personalized medicine and immunotherapy and have
C - R - CS www.chp-europe.fr some of the most cutting-edge technology in the
ôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris
H C - CS
International contact:
world. We present to you here a selection of these
NORTH-EAST
Pr Jean-Philippe SPANO excellent establishments that offer multi-disciplinary,
jean-philippe.spano@aphp.fr
ôpital Claude Huriez (CHRU), Lille
▸ H attentive and innovative treatment to cancer patients.
www.aphp.fr
Nadia LAMBERT, Billing Manager
C - R - CS
+33 (0)3 20 44 53 96
ôpital Tenon, Paris
H nadia.lambert@chru-lille.fr
International contact: www.chru-lille.fr
Pr Jean Pierre LOTZ C
jean-pierre.lotz@aphp.fr linique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu
▸ C ▸ Institut Paoli-Calmettes (CLCC),
entre Oscar Lambret (CLCC), Lille
▸ C International contact: Marseille
www.aphp.fr International contact:
C - R - CS Frédérique PERLIER International contact:
Laetitia DALLE, Administrative +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 Virginie LOUBIER-ALDIAS
▸ C
entre de Radiothérapie Henri and Financial Director fperlier@capio.fr +33 (0)4 91 22 37 11
Hartmann, Levallois-Perret +33 (0)3 20 29 55 07 www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr loubierv@ipc.unicancer.fr
International contact: l-dalle@o-lambret.fr C - R - CS www.institutpaolicalmettes.fr
Samira ALGHAZIRI www.centreoscarlambret.fr C - R - CS
+33 (0)1 47 57 67 10 C - R - CS
SOUTH-EAST ▸ C
entre Jean Perrin (CLCC),
s.alghaziri@rt-hartmann.fr
NORTH-WEST ▸C
entre Antoine Lacassagne Clermont-Ferrand
www.radiothérapie-hartmann.fr
C - R - CS (CLCC), Nice International contact:
▸ Institut de Cancérologie de Loic MONDOLONI, Aurélie RAYMOND,
▸ A
merican Hospital of Paris, l’Ouest (CLCC), Angers-Nantes Deputy General Manager Medical information department
Neuilly-sur-Seine International contact: +33 (0)4 92 03 15 05 +33 (0)4 73 27 82 19
International Unit Christian HOUDOUX, direction@nice.unicancer.fr aurelie.raymond@clermont.unicancer.fr
+33 (0)1 46 41 26 33 International Development Director www.centreantoinelacassagne.org www.cjp.fr
intl.patient@ahparis.org +33 (0)2 40 67 99 11 C - R - CS C - R - CS
www.american-hospital.org christian.houdoux@ico.unicancer.fr
C - R - CS www.ico-cancer.fr ▸ C entre Léon Bérard (CLCC), Lyon ▸ M édipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux
C - R - CS International contact: Saïda ATMANI International contact: Michel PESENTI
▸ G
roupe hospitalier Paris +33 (0)4 78 78 67 18 +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80
Saint-Joseph, Paris ▸ C entre Hospitalier Privé saida.atmani@lyon.unicancer.fr m.pesenti@medipole-de-savoie.fr
International Patient Center Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Grégoire Carole REYNAUD, www.medipole-de-savoie.fr
+33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 International contact: International Patient Coordinator C - CS
internationalpatient@hpsj.fr Nicolas BIOULOU +33 (0)4 69 85 62 20
www.hpsj.fr ▸ H
ôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve –
+33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 internationalpatient@lyon.
C - CS CHRU, Montpellier
nbioulou@vivalto-sante.com unicancer.fr International contact:
www.chpsaintgregoire.com www.centreleonberard.fr
▸ Institut Curie (CLCC), Paris Véronique TRINQUIER
C - CS C - R - CS
Dr Pierre ANHOURY, Director of +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16
International Relations ▸ C linique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon v-gout@chu-montpellier.fr
+33 (0)1 72 39 93 43 SOUTH-WEST www.chu-montpellier.fr
International contact:
corinne.deconti@curie.fr ▸ C linique du Pont de Chaume, C - CS
Frédérique PERLIER
www.curie.fr Montauban +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 ▸ Institut du Cancer de Montpellier –
C - R - CS
International contact: fperlier@capio.fr ICM (CLCC), Montpellier
ustave Roussy (CLCC), Villejuif
▸ G Didier GODEC, Director www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr International contact: Pr. Marc YCHOU
+33 (0)1 42 11 43 29 +33 (0)5 63 68 33 01 C - CS +33 (0)4 67 61 31 13 (assistant)
internationalpatients@gustaveroussy.fr godec@elsan.care direction.generale@icm.unicancer.fr
www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr ▸ Institut de Cancérologie des
www.gustaveroussy.fr www.icm.unicancer.fr
C - CS Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon
C - R - CS C - R - CS
International contact:
▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, ▸ Institut Claudius Regaud (CLCC) - Pr Georges MELLIER
Paris Institut Universitaire du Cancer +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
International contact: de Toulouse – Oncopole georges.mellier@chu-lyon.fr
HU de Martinique, Fort-de-France
▸ C
Jacques BONICH (IUCT-O), Toulouse www.chu-lyon.fr
Sarah LAFORTUNE,
+33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 Emmanuelle ARFE, Nursing Manager C - R - CS
International Patient Coordinator
jacques.bonich@imm.fr +33 (0)5 31 15 51 10
+596 596 55 96 03
www.Imm.fr arfe.emmanuelle@iuct-oncopole.fr
sarah.lafortune@chu-fortdefrance.fr
C - CS www.iuct-oncopole.fr
www.chu-fortdefrance.fr
C - R - CS
C - R - CS
C : chemotherapy - R : radiation therapy - CS : cancer surgery
15› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES
AT THE CENTRE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
150,000
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS ARE CARRIED
OUT EVERY YEAR IN FRANCE. CURRENTLY,
MORE THAN A MILLION FRENCH PEOPLE
HAVE UNDERGONE THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.
Orthopaedic services involve the treatment of injuries
and malformations of the musculoskeletal system (bones, IN FOCUS
joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons and spinal column).
France has a number of renowned establishments
SHOULDER HEMIARTHROPLASTY
specialized in this field, and French orthopaedic surgeons
have developed a range of innovations, from spinal AS AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE
instruments to reverse total shoulder replacements and AT THE CHU DE TOULOUSE
bone substitutes, to name but a few. Outpatient procedures are now available
even for major operations. In late August 2015,
Advanced medical devices, minimally invasive surgical
a patient underwent a hemiarthroplasty
techniques, the use of specific anaesthetic protocols
operation (humeral head replacement) as an
and pain management have made it possible to carry
outpatient procedure at the Hôpital Pierre-
out more procedures on an outpatient basis, with
Paul Riquet located at the Purpan site. The
patients returning home the same day. Certain French
operation was completed in under an hour
establishments are leaders in outpatient surgery.
and the patient was able to return home the
same day. She received follow-up care at
With the development of biomaterials and 3D printers,
home, while proper use of patient-controlled
researchers today are focused on creating personalized
analgesia (PCA) administered via a pump allowed
prosthetics patients can keep for life.
the patient to manage her pain as needed.
16› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
+ ESTABLISHMENTS
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE linique des Lilas, Les Lilas
▸ C
International contact:
TESTIMONIAL
▸ P ublic hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) Dr Louis-Denis DURANTHON DR ARNAUD GODENECHE,
Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Paris +33 (0)1 43 62 22 22 Shoulder surgery specialist
International contact: louis.duranthon@orange.fr
Pr Thomas BAUE DR TARIK AIT SI SELMI,
www.cliniquedeslilas.fr
thomas.bauer@aphp.fr Hip and knee surgery specialist
www.aphp.fr NORTH-EAST
Centre Orthopédique Paul Santy (Lyon)
H
ôpital européen Georges ▸ H
ôpital Roger Salengro – Centre Demand for prosthetic replacements or ligament
Pompidou - HEGP, Paris de l’Appareil Locomoteur, Lille
International contact: International contact: repair of one or more joints is experiencing
Pr Philippe MENASCHE Natacha DUPUIS
philippe.menasche@aphp.fr
considerable growth due to an ageing population and
+33 (0)3 20 44 59 62
www.aphp.fr natacha.dupuis@chru-lille.fr patients’ desire to maintain good quality of life.
www.chru-lille.fr
ôpital Lariboisière, Paris
H French orthopaedic surgery is renowned, not only for
International contact: ondation Hopale, Berck-sur-Mer
▸ F its quality but for its scientific drive and creativity in
Pr Rémy NIZARD International contact:
remy.nizard@aphp.fr Snezana WALZ terms of innovation, proven by the many concepts
www.aphp.fr +33 (0)3 21 89 42 99 that have become international benchmarks. Access
walzsn@hopale.com
ôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris
H www.fondation-hopale.org to treatment is fast and affordable in France
International contact: compared to many industrialized countries, where
Pr Hugues PASCAL MOUSSELLARD ▸ H
ôpitaux Universitaires de
hugues.moussellard@aphp.fr Strasbourg - Site de Haute- wait times can reach several years and costs can be
www.aphp.fr pierre, Strasbourg prohibitive. As a result, French orthopaedic surgery
International contact:
ôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris
H Yara EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF is appealing to patients from all walks of life.
International contact: +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50
Pr Levon DOURSOUNIAN yara.el-eleywa-le-corff@
levon.doursounian@aphp.fr chru-strasbourg.fr
www.aphp.fr www.chru-strasbourg.fr +33 (0)5 63 68 33 01 ▸C
linique générale d’Annecy
godec@elsan.care International contact:
▸ A
merican Hospital of Paris, NORTH-WEST www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr Martine BURNIER
Neuilly-sur-Seine +33 (0)4 50 33 04 92
International Unit ▸C
entre Hospitalier Privé
SOUTH-EAST martine.burnier@clinique-generale.fr
+33 (0)1 46 41 26 33 Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Grégoire
www.clinique-generale.fr
intl.patient@ahparis.org International contact: ▸ A
ssistance publique Hôpitaux de
www.american-hospital.org Nicolas BIOULOU Marseille, Marseille édipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux
▸ M
+33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 Provence Surgery International contact:
▸ G
roupe hospitalier Paris nbioulou@vivalto-sante.com +33 (0)442 360 361 Michel PESENTI
Saint-Joseph, Paris www.chpsaintgregoire.com www.provencesurgery.com +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80
International Unit m.pesenti@medipole-de-savoie.fr
+33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 linique Pasteur, Royan
▸ C ▸ Institut Arnault Tzanck, www.medipole-de-savoie.fr
internationalpatient@hpsj.fr International contact: Saint-Laurent-du-Var
www.hpsj.fr Charles DE LAMBILLY International contact: ▸ Hôpital
Lapeyronie, Montpellier
+33 (0)5 46 22 24 63 Jean-Marc SAULI International contact:
▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris cdelambilly@chirpasteur.com +33 (0)4 92 27 38 66 Véronique TRINQUIER
International contact: Jacques BONICH www.clinique-pasteur-royan.fr jm.sauli@tzanck.org +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16
+33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 Referent office entries v-gout@chu-montpellier.fr
jacques.bonich@imm.fr ôle Santé Sud – CMCM, Le Mans
▸ P +33 (0)4 92 27 39 12 www.chu-montpellier.fr
www.Imm.fr Administration Office www.tzanck.org
+33 (0)2 43 78 38 37
▸ C entre hospitalier privé de FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
direction@polesantesud.fr linique des Cèdres, Echirolles
▸ C
l’Europe, Le Port Marly www.polesantesud.fr International contact: Tiffanie HU de Martinique, Fort-de-France
▸ C
International contact: GANCI International contact:
Julien BERNARD, SOUTH-WEST +33 (0)4 56 58 10 05 Sarah LAFORTUNE
Head of Financial Affairs administration@cliniquedescedres.com +596 596 55 96 03
+33 (0)1 39 17 22 22 apio Clinique Belharra, Bayonne
▸ C www.cliniquedescedres.com sarah.lafortune@chu-fortdefrance.fr
jbernard@vivalto-sante.com International contact:
www.chu-fortdefrance.fr
www.chp-europe.fr Frédérique PERLIER linique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon
▸ C
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact:
linique Conti, L’Isle-Adam
▸C fperlier@capio.fr Frédérique PERLIER
International contact: www.clinique-belharra.capio.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50
Catherine MORVAN fperlier@capio.fr
+33 (0)1 34 08 15 19 olyclinique du Parc, Toulouse
▸ P
International contact: www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr
morvan@elsan.care
www.clinique-conti.com Frédérique PERLIER
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 ▸ H
ôpital Edouard Herriot, Hôpital
fperlier@capio.fr de la Croix-Rousse, Centre
linique Claude Bernard, Ermont
▸ C Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon
International contact: www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr
International contact:
Frédérique PERLIER Pr Georges MELLIER
+33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 ▸ C
linique du Pont de Chaume,
Montauban +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86
fperlier@capio.fr georges.mellier@chu-lyon.fr
www.clinique-claude-bernard.capio.fr International contact:
Didier GODEC, Director www.chu-lyon.fr
17› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
PAEDIATRICS
TEAMS SPECIALIZED
IN TREATING CHILDREN
7,000
PAEDIATRIC DOCTORS PRACTISE
IN FRANCE, MOST OF WHICH WORK IN
HEALTHCARE ESTABLISHMENTS
Many parents decide to have their child treated in France
in order to benefit from the highly specialized treatments
IN FOCUS
available in paediatric units located around the country.
A TEENAGER SUFFERING
The establishments offering specialized care for children
have one team of paediatric doctors – those best
FROM SICKLE CELL DISEASE
equipped to handle all aspects of child development – and RECEIVES GENE THERAPY
a second team of paediatric surgeons. Having an on-site In September 2014, a team led by Professor
paediatric life support unit is an additional guarantee. Marina Cavazzana at the Hôpital Necker-
Hygiene practices are more stringent and there are an Enfants Malades (AP-HP) and the Imagine
increased number of isolation rooms due to the frequent Institute (Paris) carried out gene therapy on a
occurrence of contagious illnesses in children. teenager with sickle cell disease. The patient
is doing well, with normal haemoglobin
Fractures, appendectomies, tonsillectomies, adenoi- production at 51.5%. Sickle cell disease is the
dectomies and ear tube insertions are among the most most frequently occurring genetic disease
frequent paediatric procedures. More invasive operations, in the world (around 50 million people suffer
such as on the spine, heart, face or brain, are (thankfully) from it). One day gene therapy could replace
much rarer. Any treatment, which should take into transplants when a compatible donor cannot
consideration parents who may be understandably worried, be found for the patient.
is organized by a team of professionals who are experts
in dealing with the specific needs of children, including
paediatric nurses, doctors and surgeons; anaesthesiologists;
radiologists; psychologists; educators and teachers.
18› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
TESTIMONIAL
PR ARNAUD PICARD
Director of Maxillofacial Surgery and Paediatric Plastic Surgery at the Hôpital
Necker (AP-HP)
Families from the Middle East, eastern and southern Europe and Africa regularly bring their children here for
treatment because of our medical and surgical teams who are internationally renowned, namely through our
forty rare disease centres. Child-centred care, synergy between the medical and surgical teams, experienced
anaesthesiologists for the most serious of cases and cutting-edge techniques are all part of the quality of
treatment families are looking for when they come to France.
+ ESTABLISHMENTS
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
▸ P ublic hospitals in Paris (AP-HP)
ôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris
H
International contact: Pr. Raphaël VIALLE
raphael.vialle@aphp.fr
www.aphp.fr
Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris
International contact:
Pr Sophie BRANCHEREAU
sophie.branchereau@aphp.fr
www.aphp.fr
ôpital Necker Enfants Malades , Paris
H
International contact: Pr Francis BRUNELLE
francis.brunelle@aphp.fr
www.aphp.fr
ôpital Robert Debré, Paris
H
International contact: Pr Alaa EL GHONEIMI
alaa.elghoneimi@aphp.fr
www.aphp.fr
merican Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine
▸ A
International Unit
+33 (0)1 46 41 26 33
intl.patient@ahparis.org
www.american-hospital.org
19› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
REHABILITATION SERVICES
CONTINUITY
THROUGHOUT TREATMENT
France is unique in that it offers numerous establishments,
both public and private, specialized in rehabilitation
services.
These establishments are considered comprehensive
when they accept all types of patients after a hospital
stay (surgical procedure), or specialized when they accept
patients who require specific care, namely geriatric care.
Their aim is to coordinate treatment and help patients
regain their autonomy after a serious procedure so they
may return home.
34 DAYS
THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN A
Patients at these establishments benefit from medical
REHABILITATION CENTRE AND TREATMENT,
monitoring and care over a limited period of time, handled DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT’S HEALTH
by a multidisciplinary team of nurses and rehabilitation STATUS AND DEGREE OF DEPENDENCY.*
specialists, including physical therapists, psychomotor
therapists, ergotherapists, speech and language therapists,
and other specialists to oversee specific physical activity. IN FOCUS
These professionals use a variety of effective techniques
and equipment.
CHILDREN: SPECIALIZED
An individualized treatment plan is created for each patient KNOW-HOW
in order to:
Certain rehabilitation centres are specialized
› limit or reduce physical and sensory disabilities
in caring for children and teens with severe
› rehabilitation of the mind-body connection
or chronic illnesses such as obesity or
› continued treatment and monitoring of care
respiratory diseases.
› preparation for discharge and return to work
These paediatric centres are unique in that
they combine medical care with psychological
Specific treatment for elderly patients is designed around
treatment, education and schooling.
their needs and several types of rehabilitation methods:
This holistic approach aims to effectively
› f unctional rehabilitation (orthopaedic or neurological),
prevent chronic illness from childhood.
which deals with physical mobility
›o ccupational therapy, to help patients carry out daily tasks
› s ocial rehabilitation, which aims to help restore confidence,
create a daily routine and apply adaptations to daily life.
*Source: DREES, 2011
20› GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES
TESTIMONIAL
PR GILLES RODE
President of SOFMER*, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle (CHU Lyon)
French healthcare establishments have developed expertise in evaluating complex motor, sensory, cognitive
and bladder-sphincter disorders as well as in treatments and adaptations to help patients remain as
autonomous as possible.
Especially remarkable are the rehabilitation programmes for neurological, cardiovascular and musculo-
skeletal disorders, in addition to the coordinated treatment programmes for cancer and metabolic diseases.
* French Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
TESTIMONIAL
DR ISABELLE ALMERAS
Medical Specialist in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and burns treatment
European Centre for Rehabilitation of Serious Burns, STER Clinic, Lamalou-les-Bains
Rehabilitation of victims of severe burns contributes to the reduction of functional, aesthetics but also
psychological impairment caused by the burn. France is well known for the quality of its functional
rehabilitation facilities, thanks to specialized medical and nursing teams and access to the latest
equipment. Care is delivered to the patients in all safety in a comfortable environment to prepare for the
return home in the best possible conditions.
+ ESTABLISHMENTS
PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE ▸ C
linique du Pont de Sèvres, linique du Dr Ster, Lamalou les Bains
▸ C
Boulogne Billancourt International contact: Marc KRUGLER
linique La Jonquière, Paris
▸ C International contact: +33 (0)4 67 23 50 02
International contact: Grégoire LAROYENNE marc.krugler@cliniques-ster.fr
Edouard de GOUVION SAINT CYR +33 (0)1 55 60 52 52 www.cliniques-ster.com
+33 (0)1 53 06 30 00 g.laroyenne@orpea.net
e.degouvionsaintcyr@orpea.net www.orpea.com SOUTH-EAST
www.orpea.com
▸ Institut Robert Merle d’Aubigné, Valenton linique La Chenevière, Saint-Raphaël
▸ C
▸ C
entre Paris Sud de la Fondation +33 (0)1 45 10 80 82 International contact:
hospitalière Sainte Marie, Paris devis.patient@irma-valenton.fr Mickaël DUFERNEZ
departement-international.cps@fhsm.fr www.irma-valenton.fr +33 (0)4 94 39 17 00
www.fondationhospitalieresaintemarie.com m.dufernez@orpea.net
NORTH-WEST www.orpea.com
RF Port Royal, Paris
▸ C
▸ Institut de diabétologie et nutrition du nité de diététique Pégomas, Pégomas
▸ U
International contact:
Centre, Mainvilliers International contact:
Swann BOSC LATZARUS
International contact: Philippe MEYER
+33 (0)1 58 52 25 40
Thierry COIGNET, Director +33 (0)4 92 97 32 93
s.bosc@orpea.net
+33 (0)2 36 25 36 00 ipmeyer@aol.com
www.orpea.com
direction.idnc@lna-sante.com www.unite-de-dietetique.fr
linique Champ Notre Dame, Taverny
▸ C www.idnc.lna-sante.com
’Oliveraie des Cayrons, Vence
▸ L
International contact: Nourredine DJIDEL
International contact:
+33 (0)1 30 40 69 47 SOUTH-WEST
Valery FOLCHER
n.djidel@orpea.net
apio Clinique Aguilera, Biarritz
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DISCOVER FRANCE
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
Every region – and indeed every city – ★ Reims, where coronation ceremonies ★ If you’re looking to cool off, head to the
has its own identity. Staying in for France’s kings long took place, Alps: Lyon, for its gastronomy, bustling
one of them is an opportunity played a key role in the country’s piers and city centre that has the honour
to discover a wealth of culture, history, a fact that is obvious in the of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
heritage and gastronomy like no city’s impressive heritage. Reims is also
other. the capital of the Champagne region, ★ And Grenoble, overlooked by
whose bubbly is prized the world over. the Vercors Massif, the Belledonne
★ Paris, the City of Light, capital peaks and the Chartreuse forests that
of fashion and romance, is known ★ To the west is Nantes, just 30 stretch all the way into the city.
the world over for its beauty and minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and
history. It nurtures modernity through the entry point to Brittany and the Val ★ Cosmopolitan Montpellier,
a cultural and creative offering that de Loire, a region celebrated for its which is home to the world’s oldest
is among the best in the world: Renaissance-era castles. medical university, in a region that
museums, cinemas, theatres, concert boasts six UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
halls and operas make this a global ★ Not far away is Angers, whose
capital of culture. centuries-old way of life is reflected in ★ An entry to the Mediterranean
its mediaeval castle, fine food culture and “gateway to the Middle East”,
★ Lille, a city in northern France
and local vineyards. Marseille, with its southern French
known for its warm and welcoming
flair, is the country’s second largest
people, Flemish architecture and
★ To the south is Bordeaux, near city. It was named European Capital of
dynamic culture.
the Atlantic coast, the world capital of Culture in 2013.
wine with vineyards that have been
★ To the east, Strasbourg balances
cultivated for more than two millennia. ★ Ideally located along the
an old town that is a UNESCO World
Mediterranean coast and not far from
Heritage Site with the bold modern
★ To the southwest is Toulouse, “the the mountains, Nice is as well known
architecture of its European quarter
Pink City”, a student city of easy living for its tourist appeal as it is for its
where EU institutions are located.
and cutting-edge space research. Mediterranean lifestyle and heritage.
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