Avicenne Hospital

Avicenne Hospital (Hôpital Avicienne) is a hospital in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis to the north 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]

References

  1. "Hôpital Avicenne and the Paradoxes of Modern France".
  2. "Hôpital Avicenne" (in French). Assistance Publique: Hôpitaux de Paris. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

Coordinates: 48°54′52″N 2°25′26″E / 48.9144°N 2.4239°E / 48.9144; 2.4239

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