Avicenne Hospital (French: Hôpital Avicenne) is Muslim community founded district general hospital in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris. Opened in 1935 as the Franco-Muslim Hospital (Hôpital franco-musulman de Paris), it was built specifically to cater for North-African immigrants who had flocked to the Paris area.[1] Renamed Avicenne in 1978, in memory of the Persian physician Avicenna, it is now a university hospital catering for the local population.[2]
| Avicenne University Hospital | |
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| AP-HP | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, FR-75, France |
| Coordinates | 48°54′52″N 2°25′26″E / 48.9144°N 2.4239°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | AP-HP |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | District General, Teaching |
| Religious affiliation | Muslim |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://chu93.aphp.fr |
| Lists | Hospitals in France |
References
edit- ^ "Hôpital Avicenne and the Paradoxes of Modern France". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
- ^ "Hôpital Avicenne" (in French). Assistance Publique: Hôpitaux de Paris. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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