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Hertford British Hospital

Coordinates: 48°53′24″N 2°16′49″E / 48.89013°N 2.28027°E / 48.89013; 2.28027
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Hôpital franco-britannique formerly the Hertford British Hospital

The Hertford British Hospital was a hospital founded in Paris in 1871 for British and other English-speaking patients. In 2008, it merged with a nearby French hospital and was renamed to Hôpital franco-britannique. The Hertford British Hospital building was designed by Ernest-Paul Sanson and is a protected national monument.

History

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The hospital was founded in 1871 by Sir Richard Wallace, younger son of the Marquess of Hertford. In 1874, it opened its hospital at 3 rue Barbès in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, near Neuilly-sur-Seine.[1]

The site was taken over as a British military hospital and from 1957 to 1961 run by the War Office. This association ended in 1963, when the British Government arranged for the hospital to become financially independent.[2]

In 2008, the Hertford British Hospital merged with the neighbouring Hôpital du Perpetuel Secours on Rue Kleber, to form the Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique.

The current Patron of the charity is the 9th Marquess of Hertford: his predecessor as Patron was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

References

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  1. ^ "Hertford British Hospital Charity".
  2. ^ "December 1963 → Written Answers (Commons) → EDUCATION HERTFORD BRITISH HOSPITAL, PARIS". Hansard.

48°53′24″N 2°16′49″E / 48.89013°N 2.28027°E / 48.89013; 2.28027