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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

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. Healthcare in France 2

France is a land of medical innovation. Our teams of doctors, Practical information surgeons and researchers, trained at the highest level, are 6 used to world firsts in many therapeutic areas. In order to help international patients benefit from their expertise, Cardiology 8 French hospitals set new standards for people who choose to travel for care. Gynaecology – obstetrics 10 One of the priorities of the association French Healthcare (https://frenchhealthcare.fr), which brings together Neurology institutions and health professionals wishing to promote 12 French know-how abroad, is to propose a framework guaranteeing the satisfaction of patients and the quality of Oncology 14 care throughout their stay.

The objectives of this approach include easier access to Orthopaedic services 16 «French» care, obtaining visas for health reasons, optimal reception in institutions for patients and their families, Paediatrics customized services, and specially trained staff. 18

Patients who do not have the provision in their Rehabilitation services 20 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 Discover France, a unique experience 22 French cities and territories also await them.

JEAN-FRANÇOIS GENDRON President of the French Healthcare association

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HEALTHCARE IN FRANCE 13 Nobel Prizes for awarded « to French teams 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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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.”

Clinique Claude Bernard, Ermont

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Left to right : CHU d’Amiens - Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Centre de lutte contre le cancer de Nice - Institut de Cancerologie 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 PRACTICAL ACCESS (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 With its two international airports, Paris INFORMATION reasons. short stay visa as well as specific performing the transplant. is a main entry point to France for many documentation pertaining to your foreign visitors. It is well connected to Who must obtain a visa? medical situation, which will be handled Is it mandatory to appear in person at all of the country’s major cities by air A visa is not required for European with absolute confidentiality. the consulate to make the request? LILLE and train. Union citizens. The European Union Yes, unless the traveller’s health ▸ 38 international airports in France, has also waived the visa requirement The following basic documentation is prevents doing so. two of which are in Paris; high-speed for citizens of certain countries (such required for all short stay visas: trains (TGV) available from Roissy as the United States and the United ★ Proof of accommodation in France What procedure should be followed Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to all major Arab Emirates) if the length of stay(s) ★ Proof of travel and repatriation for those accompanying the patient PARIS STRASBOURG cities in France. 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 ▸ All means of transport are available for RENNES subject to short-stay visas, for example : to cover daily expenses while in for a Schengen Visa, specific documentation getting around Paris and the surrounding Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, China, France (payslips, bank statements, may be requested, including: metropolitan area (Île-de-France): train, ANGERS Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Kuwait, etc.) ★ Proof of a family relationship with NANTES RER, metro, tramway, bus and taxi. Lebanon, Morocco, Niger, Russia, ★ If applicable, documentation for the patient, or if no family ties exist, Connection is also available to all major Senegal and Tunisia. minors (birth certificate, parental a letter from the visa applicant French cities via high-speed train (TGV), authorization if the minor is traveling justifying the reason for coming CLERMONT- domestic flights and main motorways. without his or her parents) ★ Proof that costs related to the FERRAND LYON How do you obtain a visa? Visa requests must be made to the applicant will be covered by the organization covering the patient’s GRENOBLE competent French consulate in the Other documentation specific to your BORDEAUX ACCOMMODATION visitor’s home country. situation may be requested, such as: medical costs. ★ Written confirmation from the French France has a considerable offer of How long does the process take? healthcare facility that it will be It is possible to extend the visa? NICE hotels of all categories in all of its cities A response to a visa request is usually admitting the patient, with the dates An extension may be accorded on a BIARRITZ TOULOUSE MONTPELLIER and near to facilities. It is also made within two to ten days. In the and duration of the planned hospital case-by-case basis in the event that possible to find furnished apartments for event of a proven medical emergency, stay and an estimate of the cost of the patient’s condition requires it. A MARSEILLE longer stays. All cities make hotel and the competent French consulate can care; certificate of health from the healthcare booking information available through expedite processing. ★ A letter from a credible and facility or the attending physician their tourist offices. In Paris, there are trustworthy health insurance must be provided. All administrative 100 km more than forty booking centres. 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 INFO WWW.FRANCE.FR 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 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.

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PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE ▸ Clinique des Lilas, Les Lilas SOUTH-EAST International contact: ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) ▸ Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon 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 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.cliniquedeslilas.fr www.aphp.fr www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr

Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou - NORTH-EAST ▸ Hôpital cardiovasculaire et pneumolo- HEGP, Paris ▸ Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille gique Louis Pradel – Hospices Civils de International contact: Pr Philippe MENASCHE International contact: Lyon, Lyon

26 MILLION [email protected] Virginie VANDERBEKE, Billing Manager International contact: Pr Georges MELLIER PEOPLE SUFFER FROM HEART FAILURE www.aphp.fr +33 (0)3 20 44 43 94 +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 [email protected] AROUND THE WORLD, WITH 15 MILLION [email protected] Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris www.chru-lille.fr www.chu-lyon.fr IN EUROPE. International contact: Pr. Pascal LEPRINCE [email protected] ▸ Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - ▸ Institut Arnault Tzanck, Saint-Laurent- www.aphp.fr Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg du-Var International contact: Jean-Marc SAULI Cardiology is one of the fields of medicine that has made International contact: ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Yara EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF +33 (0)4 92 27 38 66 the greatest strides in recent decades. Advances in IN FOCUS Paris +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50 [email protected] International Patient Center Referent office entries research and technology mean that varied, effective and [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 www.chru-strasbourg.fr +33 (0)4 92 27 39 12 less invasive treatments are available or will soon be for [email protected] www.tzanck.org A EUROPEAN FIRST www.hpsj.fr most heart diseases. 3D IMAGING USED TO REPAIR NORTH-WEST ▸ Assistance publique Hôpitaux de Marseille,

HEARTS IN YOUNG PATIENTS ▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine ▸ Pôle Santé Sud – CMCM, Le Mans Marseille To offer cutting-edge healthcare to their patients, French International Unit International contact: Administration Office www.ap-hm.fr +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 The CHU de Toulouse teaching ▸ Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – CHRU establishments are equipped with ultra-modern technological [email protected] [email protected] de Montpellier, Montpellier hospital carried out three procedures www.american-hospital.org www.polesantesud.fr facilities and employ the latest in medical advances. International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER They make use of the best techniques in interventional in November 2015 to repair congenital ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 SOUTH-WEST cardiology (intervention on the coronary arteries using heart defects in paediatric patients International contact: Jacques BONICH [email protected] +33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 ▸ Polyclinique du Parc, Toulouse www.chu-montpellier.fr X-ray visualization, without the need for surgery) and have using a 3D imaging tool, a first in [email protected] International contact: Frédérique PERLIER developed several promising technological innovations Europe. www.Imm.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES [email protected] The hospital in Toulouse is the only ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France for a range of heart diseases: the Carmat artificial heart, ▸ Centre hospitalier privé de l’Europe, www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE, bioresorbable stents and leadless pacemakers, among others. paediatric cardiology centre equipped Le Port Marly International contact: Julien BERNARD, ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu International Patient Coordinator with the EchoNavigator, a tool that Head of Financial Affairs International contact: Frédérique PERLIER +596 596 55 96 03 Remote cardiac services are also becoming more widespread enables heart surgeons to combine +33 (0)1 39 17 22 22 +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 [email protected] [email protected] www.chu-fortdefrance.fr in France, with such activities as echocardiogram interpretation ultrasound and X-ray images to guide [email protected] www.chp-europe.fr www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr and remote monitoring of patients’ implanted medical devices their movements during heart repairs. ▸ Centre hospitalier intercommunal de ▸ Clinique du Pont de Chaume, Montauban (defibrillator) and heart rhythms. 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 [email protected] [email protected] www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr www.chi-poissy-st-germain.fr

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GYNAECOLOGY – OBSTETRICS WELLBEING FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN 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.

NORTH-EAST ▸ Clinique Saint Jean Languedoc, Toulouse + ESTABLISHMENTS International contact: Frédérique PERLIER ▸ Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE [email protected] International contact: www.clinique-saint-jean-languedoc.capio.fr ▸ Public 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 [email protected] [email protected] www.chru-strasbourg.fr ▸ Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital www.aphp.fr femme Mère Enfant Centre Hospitalier ▸ Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille Lyon Sud, Lyon 23,000 Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Paris International contact: International contact: Pr Georges MELLIER BIRTHS THROUGH ASSISTED 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 REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (ART) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.chu-lyon.fr EVERY YEAR IN FRANCE.* www.aphp.fr www.chru-lille.fr ▸ Hôpital Privé Natecia, Lyon Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris NORTH-WEST International contact: Daniela ANGHEL International contact: [email protected] ▸ Centre Hospitalier Privé Saint-Grégoire, IN FOCUS Pr. Herve FERNANDEZ www.natecia.fr Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine) Lifetime health for women is an essential consideration hervé[email protected] www.aphp.fr Nicolas BIOULOU ▸ Médipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux in France. +33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 International contact: Michel PESENTI For the field of gynaecology, which treats women SOON TO COME: BIRTHS Hôpital Cochin, Paris [email protected] +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80 FOLLOWING UTERUS International contact: www.chpsaintgregoire.com [email protected] regardless of their age and for all reproductive system Pr François GOFFINET www.medipole-de-savoie.fr diseases, French healthcare facilities have consultation TRANSPLANTS IN FRANCE [email protected] ▸ Pôle Santé Sud - CMCM, Le Mans www.aphp.fr Administration Office ▸ Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – CHRU de units, emergency gynaecological services, and surgical, Since November 2015, uterine +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 Montpellier, Montpellier ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris [email protected] oncological and medical gynaecological units. transplantation for pregnancy is possible in International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER International contact: International Patient Center www.polesantesud.fr +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 France in the context of clinical research. +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 [email protected] ▸ Clinique du Mail, La Rochelle For the field of obstetrics, a speciality focused on [email protected] www.chu-montpellier.fr For the time being, two hospitals have International contact: Sylvie TARGET pregnant women and their unborn child, France has www.hpsj.fr * +33 (0)5 46 00 43 89 been authorized to test it by the ANSM : FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES numerous cutting-edge maternity hospitals throughout [email protected] the Limoges University Hospital (deceased ▸ American Hospital of Paris, the country. These establishments have labour wards Neuilly-sur-Seine www.clinique-mail.capio.fr ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France donor collection) and the Foch hospital International Unit International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE (delivery rooms and obstetric surgery ward) and (live donor). With this green light, women +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 SOUTH-WEST International Patient Coordinator [email protected] +596 596 55 96 03 nurseries, emergency obstetric services, high-risk ▸ Capio Clinique Belharra, Bayonne born without a uterus or who have had a [email protected] www.american-hospital.org International contact: Frédérique PERLIER pregnancy services, neonatal screening services and www.chu-fortdefrance.fr hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) for a +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris prenatal/foetal diagnosis units. During delivery, neonatal [email protected] benign pathology, can give birth to a child. International contact: Jacques BONICH and maternal resuscitation services are available to www.clinique-belharra.capio.fr In September 2017, the 1st Congress of the +33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 [email protected] handle any complications that may arise for mother and ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu International Society of Transplantation www.Imm.fr baby. International contact: Frédérique PERLIER (ISUT) identified 38 uterine transplants +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 performed around the world. In December [email protected] Moreover, each French region has several establishments www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr 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.

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NEUROLOGY A RANGE OF DISEASES, SPECIFIC TREATMENT APPROACHES 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.

26 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD SUFFER FROM EPILEPSY WHILE 24 MILLION SUFFER FROM ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA.* + ESTABLISHMENTS Neurology is a speciality field that treats diseases of the nervous system. Neurological problems, which range from IN FOCUS PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE NORTH-EAST SOUTH-EAST headaches to epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease and strokes, affect ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) ▸ Fondation Hopale, Berck-sur-Mer ▸ Hôpital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer – Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris International contact: Snezana WALZ Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon nearly a billion people around the world. PARKINSON’S DISEASE International contact: Pr. Michel BAULAC +33 (0)3 21 89 42 99 International contact: Pr Georges MELLIER FRANCE LEADING THE WAY IN [email protected] [email protected] +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 Neurology units in France are comprised of neurological www.aphp.fr www.fondation-hopale.org [email protected] RESEARCH www.chu-lyon.fr doctors and neurosurgeons with considerable experience. Between 2009 and 2013, a joint French Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris NORTH-WEST They treat: International contact: Pr. David ADAMS ▸ CHU de Grenoble ▸ Clinique du Mail, La Rochelle and English research team led a gene [email protected] International contact: › strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) International contact: Sylvie TARGET Micheline FERRASIATMELLIER therapy clinical trial for patients suffering www.aphp.fr › degenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s +33 (0)5 46 00 43 89 +33 (0)4 76 76 50 57 from severe Parkinson’s disease. Fifteen Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris [email protected] [email protected] disease, etc. International contact: Pr Hugues CHABRIAT www.clinique-mail.capio.fr patients received this new treatment, www.chu-grenoble.fr › epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS) and vasculitis [email protected] which involved the injection of a vector www.aphp.fr SOUTH-WEST ▸ Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille › brain tumours International contact: Manon BRUNA ▸ Capio Clinique Aguilera, Biarritz expressing the genes of three enzymes ▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine › diseases of the peripheral nervous system (polyneuropathy, International contact: Frédérique PERLIER +33 (0)4 91 38 70 58 essential to biosynthesis of dopamine, International Unit +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 [email protected] sciatic nerve pain) and muscular diseases +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 which is lacking in patients with [email protected] fr.ap-hm.fr/nos-hopitaux/hopital- › migraines and headaches [email protected] www.clinique-aguilera.capio.fr de-la-timone Parkinson’s disease. This therapy has www.american-hospital.org helped certain brain cells begin making ▸ Polyclinique du Parc, Toulouse ▸ Hôpital Gui de Chauliac - CHRU de In addition to neurosurgeons, these hospital divisions also ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris International contact: Frédérique PERLIER Montpellier, Montpellier and secreting dopamine once again. In International Patient Center include nerve paralysis and imaging specialists. +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 all patients, motor symptoms stemming [email protected] +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 The complex nature of neurology has led to very specific [email protected] www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr [email protected] treatment approaches (sub-specialities, highly technical from the disease were improved up to 12 www.hpsj.fr www.chu-montpellier.fr treatment, innovations, renowned centres) based on each months after the treatment. The trial was ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu ▸ Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES major disease group. coordinated by Professor Stéphane Palfi, +33 (0)1 48 03 63 00 International contact: Frédérique PERLIER +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 Director of Neurosurgery at the Hôpital [email protected] ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France www.fo-rothschild.fr [email protected] International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE, Henri-Mondor (AP-HP) in Paris. www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr International Patient Coordinator +596 596 55 96 03 [email protected] www.chu-fortdefrance.fr *Source: OMS 12 13 › GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES › GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES

ONCOLOGY TREATMENT THAT IS + ESTABLISHMENTS TAILORED TO EVERY PATIENT PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE ▸ Centre chirurgical des Princes, Boulogne-Billancourt TESTIMONIAL ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) International contact: Hôpital Cochin Port-Royal, Paris Corinne GROSLIER PR PATRICE VIENS International contact: +33 (0)1 46 99 22 08 President of UNICANCER Pr François GOLDWASSER [email protected] [email protected] www.centre-des-princes.fr France is internationally renowned for its expertise www.aphp.fr CS C - CS in cancer care, treatment and research. As a result, it ▸ Centre hospitalier privé de l’Europe, Hôpital européen Georges Pompi- Le Port Marly has one of the best cancer survival rates in Europe. dou - HEGP, Paris International contact: French establishments have been able to stay ahead International contact: Julien BERNARD, Pr Philippe MENASCHE Head of Financial Affairs of recent and promising developments such as [email protected] +33 (0)1 39 17 22 22 www.aphp.fr [email protected] personalized medicine and immunotherapy and have C - R - CS www.chp-europe.fr some of the most cutting-edge technology in the Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris C - CS International contact: world. We present to you here a selection of these Pr Jean-Philippe SPANO NORTH-EAST excellent establishments that offer multi-disciplinary, [email protected] ▸ Hôpital Claude Huriez (CHRU), Lille www.aphp.fr attentive and innovative treatment to cancer patients. Nadia LAMBERT, Billing Manager C - R - CS +33 (0)3 20 44 53 96 Hôpital Tenon, Paris [email protected] International contact: www.chru-lille.fr Pr Jean Pierre LOTZ C % ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu ▸ Institut Paoli-Calmettes (CLCC), [email protected] ▸ Centre Oscar Lambret (CLCC), Lille 20 www.aphp.fr International contact: Marseille ONCOLOGY REPRESENTS International contact: Frédérique PERLIER International contact: C - R - CS Laetitia DALLE, Administrative APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ALL SHORT +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 Virginie LOUBIER-ALDIAS ▸ Centre de Radiothérapie Henri and Financial Director +33 (0)4 91 22 37 11 HOSPITAL STAYS IN FRANCE. FOR [email protected] Hartmann, Levallois-Perret +33 (0)3 20 29 55 07 www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr [email protected] PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR CANCER International contact: [email protected] C - R - CS www.institutpaolicalmettes.fr TREATMENT, THE MAIN TYPES OF Samira ALGHAZIRI www.centreoscarlambret.fr C - R - CS C - R - CS TREATMENT DEAL WITH CANCERS OF +33 (0)1 47 57 67 10 SOUTH-EAST [email protected] ▸ Centre Jean Perrin (CLCC), Clermont-Ferrand THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, BREAST CANCER www.radiothérapie-hartmann.fr NORTH-WEST ▸ Centre Antoine Lacassagne AND SKIN CANCER. C - R - CS (CLCC), Nice International contact: ▸ Institut de Cancérologie de Loic MONDOLONI, Aurélie RAYMOND, ▸ American Hospital of Paris, l’Ouest (CLCC), Angers-Nantes Deputy General Manager Medical information department Cancer care in France is structured around a system of Neuilly-sur-Seine International contact: +33 (0)4 92 03 15 05 +33 (0)4 73 27 82 19 International Unit Sandrine BERTHO, [email protected] [email protected] authorizations: healthcare establishments must have a IN FOCUS +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 Communication Manager www.centreantoinelacassagne.org www.cjp.fr [email protected] +33 (0)2 44 85 37 51 C - R - CS C - R - CS specific authorization accorded by their regional health www.american-hospital.org [email protected] ▸ Médipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux agency to treat cancer patients. Organizing care in this C - R - CS www.ico-cancer.fr ▸ Centre Léon Bérard (CLCC), Lyon C - R - CS International contact: Saïda ATMANI International contact: Michel PESENTI way ensures quality treatment across the entire country. “CYBER-SURGERY” ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris +33 (0)4 78 78 67 18 +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80 Saint-Joseph, Paris ▸ Centre Hospitalier Privé [email protected] [email protected] Specific treatment programmes have been created to AT THE IHU DE STRASBOURG International Patient Center Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Grégoire Carole REYNAUD, www.medipole-de-savoie.fr +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 meet the needs of rare cancer patients or those with International contact: International Patient Coordinator C - CS Founded in 2011, the Institut Hospitalo- [email protected] Nicolas BIOULOU +33 (0)4 69 85 62 20 ▸ Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – www.hpsj.fr +33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 genetic predispositions as well as elderly and young univer¬sitaire (IHU) de Strasbourg, internationalpatient@lyon. CHRU, Montpellier C - CS [email protected] unicancer.fr International contact: Véronique cancer patients. www.chpsaintgregoire.com sometimes referred to as the “institute of ▸ Institut Curie (CLCC), Paris  www.centreleonberard.fr TRINQUIER C - CS minimally invasive imaging-guided surgery” Dr Pierre ANHOURY, Director of C - R - CS +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 The national cancer genetics programme includes International Relations ▸ Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon [email protected] seeks to offer patients innovative therapies +33 (0)1 72 39 93 43 SOUTH-WEST International contact: www.chu-montpellier.fr consultations for people with family histories that may [email protected] ▸ Clinique du Pont de Chaume, Frédérique PERLIER C - CS for minimally invasive procedures as quickly www.curie.fr suggest hereditary types of cancer so they can receive Montauban +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 as possible. In July 2012, it was the first C - R - CS ▸ Institut du Cancer de Montpellier – genetic testing. International contact: [email protected] ICM (CLCC), Montpellier establishment to undertake “cyber-surgery” ▸ Gustave Roussy (CLCC), Villejuif 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) by operating on a 36-year-old patient [email protected] [email protected] France also has special cancer treatment centres (CLCC) ▸ Institut de Cancérologie des [email protected] www.gustaveroussy.fr www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr with a liver tumour. The tumour resection Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon www.icm.unicancer.fr in addition to its hospital networks. These centres, which C - R - CS C - CS C - R - CS was done via robotic surgery guided by International contact: treat cancer exclusively, handle treatment, research and ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, ▸ Institut Claudius Regaud (CLCC) - Pr Georges MELLIER augmented reality, which consists of taking Paris Institut Universitaire du Cancer +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES teaching with a view to continually improving the quality de Toulouse – Oncopole [email protected] International contact: ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France virtual images and fusing them with images (IUCT-O), Toulouse www.chu-lyon.fr and accessibility of care. Jacques BONICH Sarah LAFORTUNE, Emmanuelle ARFE, Nursing Manager C - R - CS taken in real time by a camera inserted into +33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 International Patient Coordinator +33 (0)5 31 15 51 10 [email protected] +596 596 55 96 03 the patient’s body during the operation. The www.Imm.fr [email protected] www.iuct-oncopole.fr [email protected] C - CS www.chu-fortdefrance.fr patient was able to leave the hospital just C - R - CS C - R - CS one week after the operation.

C : chemotherapy - R : radiation therapy - CS : cancer surgery

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ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES AT THE CENTRE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS + ESTABLISHMENTS

PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE ▸ Clinique des Lilas, Les Lilas International contact: TESTIMONIAL ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) Dr Louis-Denis DURANTHON DR ARNAUD GODENECHE, Paris Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, +33 (0)1 43 62 22 22 Shoulder surgery specialist International contact: [email protected] DR TARIK AIT SI SELMI, Pr Thomas BAUE www.cliniquedeslilas.fr [email protected] Hip and knee surgery specialist www.aphp.fr NORTH-EAST Centre Orthopédique Paul Santy (Lyon) Hôpital européen Georges ▸ Hôpital 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 considerable growth due to an ageing population and [email protected] +33 (0)3 20 44 59 62 www.aphp.fr [email protected] patients’ desire to maintain good quality of life. www.chru-lille.fr Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris French orthopaedic surgery is renowned, not only for International contact: ▸ Fondation Hopale, Berck-sur-Mer its quality but for its scientific drive and creativity in Pr Rémy NIZARD International contact: [email protected] 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 [email protected] Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris www.fondation-hopale.org to treatment is fast and affordable in France International contact: compared to many industrialized countries, where Pr Hugues PASCAL MOUSSELLARD ▸ Hôpitaux Universitaires de [email protected] 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: Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris 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@ [email protected] chru-strasbourg.fr 150,000 www.aphp.fr www.chru-strasbourg.fr +33 (0)5 63 68 33 01 ▸ Clinique générale d’Annecy TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS ARE CARRIED [email protected] International contact: OUT EVERY YEAR IN FRANCE. CURRENTLY, ▸ American Hospital of Paris, NORTH-WEST www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr Martine BURNIER Neuilly-sur-Seine +33 (0)4 50 33 04 92 MORE THAN A MILLION FRENCH PEOPLE ▸ Centre Hospitalier Privé Cellule internationale SOUTH-EAST [email protected] Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Grégoire HAVE UNDERGONE THIS TYPE OF OPERATION. +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 www.clinique-generale.fr [email protected] International contact: ▸ Assistance publique Hôpitaux de Nicolas BIOULOU Marseille www.american-hospital.org Marseille, ▸ Médipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux +33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 Provence Surgery International contact: Orthopaedic services involve the treatment of injuries [email protected] ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris +33 (0)442 360 361 Michel PESENTI www.chpsaintgregoire.com and malformations of the musculoskeletal system (bones, IN FOCUS Saint-Joseph, Paris www.provencesurgery.com +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80 International Unit [email protected] joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons and spinal column). ▸ Clinique Pasteur, Royan +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 ▸ Institut Arnault Tzanck, www.medipole-de-savoie.fr France has a number of renowned establishments [email protected] International contact: Saint-Laurent-du-Var Charles DE LAMBILLY International contact: SHOULDER HEMIARTHROPLASTY www.hpsj.fr ▸ Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier specialized in this field, and French orthopaedic surgeons +33 (0)5 46 22 24 63 Jean-Marc SAULI International contact: [email protected] have developed a range of innovations, from spinal AS AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris +33 (0)4 92 27 38 66 Véronique TRINQUIER International contact: Jacques BONICH www.clinique-pasteur-royan.fr [email protected] instruments to reverse total shoulder replacements and AT THE CHU DE TOULOUSE +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 +33 (0)1 56 61 68 70 Referent office entries [email protected] [email protected] ▸ Pôle Santé Sud – CMCM, Le Mans bone substitutes, to name but a few. +33 (0)4 92 27 39 12 www.chu-montpellier.fr Outpatient procedures are now available www.Imm.fr Administration Office www.tzanck.org +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 even for major operations. In late August 2015, FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES Advanced medical devices, minimally invasive surgical ▸ Centre hospitalier privé de [email protected] ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Echirolles a patient underwent a hemiarthroplasty l’Europe, Le Port Marly www.polesantesud.fr International contact: Tiffanie techniques, the use of specific anaesthetic protocols ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France operation (humeral head replacement) as an International contact: GANCI International contact: and pain management have made it possible to carry Julien BERNARD, SOUTH-WEST +33 (0)4 56 58 10 05 Sarah LAFORTUNE outpatient procedure at the Hôpital Pierre- Head of Financial Affairs [email protected] +596 596 55 96 03 +33 (0)1 39 17 22 22 ▸ Capio Clinique Belharra, Bayonne out more procedures on an outpatient basis, with www.cliniquedescedres.com [email protected] Paul Riquet located at the Purpan site. The [email protected] International contact: patients returning home the same day. Certain French www.chu-fortdefrance.fr operation was completed in under an hour www.chp-europe.fr Frédérique PERLIER ▸ Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon establishments are leaders in outpatient surgery. +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 and the patient was able to return home the International contact: ▸ Clinique Conti, L’Isle-Adam [email protected] Frédérique PERLIER same day. She received follow-up care at International contact: www.clinique-belharra.capio.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 With the development of biomaterials and 3D printers, Catherine MORVAN Toulouse [email protected] home, while proper use of patient-controlled +33 (0)1 34 08 15 19 ▸ Polyclinique du Parc, researchers today are focused on creating personalized International contact: www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr [email protected] analgesia (PCA) administered via a pump allowed Frédérique PERLIER prosthetics patients can keep for life. www.clinique-conti.com ▸ Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hôpital the patient to manage her pain as needed. +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 [email protected] de la Croix-Rousse, Centre ▸ Clinique Claude Bernard, Ermont www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon International contact: International contact: Frédérique PERLIER Pr Georges MELLIER +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 ▸ Clinique du Pont de Chaume, Montauban +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 [email protected] International contact: [email protected] www.clinique-claude-bernard.capio.fr Didier GODEC, Director www.chu-lyon.fr

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PAEDIATRICS TEAMS SPECIALIZED IN TREATING CHILDREN 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.

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. + ESTABLISHMENTS A TEENAGER SUFFERING The establishments offering specialized care for children PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE FROM SICKLE CELL DISEASE have one team of paediatric doctors – those best ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) equipped to handle all aspects of child development – and RECEIVES GENE THERAPY Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris International contact: Pr. Raphaël VIALLE a second team of paediatric surgeons. Having an on-site In September 2014, a team led by Professor [email protected] paediatric life support unit is an additional guarantee. Marina Cavazzana at the Hôpital Necker- www.aphp.fr Hygiene practices are more stringent and there are an Enfants Malades (AP-HP) and the Imagine Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris increased number of isolation rooms due to the frequent Institute (Paris) carried out gene therapy on a International contact: Pr Sophie BRANCHEREAU occurrence of contagious illnesses in children. teenager with sickle cell disease. The patient [email protected] is doing well, with normal haemoglobin www.aphp.fr Fractures, appendectomies, tonsillectomies, adenoi- production at 51.5%. Sickle cell disease is the Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades , Paris dectomies and ear tube insertions are among the most most frequently occurring genetic disease International contact: Pr Francis BRUNELLE frequent paediatric procedures. More invasive operations, in the world (around 50 million people suffer [email protected] www.aphp.fr 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 Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris consideration parents who may be understandably worried, International contact: Pr Alaa EL GHONEIMI be found for the patient. [email protected] is organized by a team of professionals who are experts www.aphp.fr in dealing with the specific needs of children, including ▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine paediatric nurses, doctors and surgeons; anaesthesiologists; International Unit radiologists; psychologists; educators and teachers. +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 [email protected] www.american-hospital.org

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REHABILITATION SERVICES CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT TREATMENT 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

France is unique in that it offers numerous establishments, both public and private, specialized in rehabilitation TESTIMONIAL services. DR ISABELLE ALMERAS Medical Specialist in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and burns treatment European Centre for Rehabilitation of Serious Burns, STER Clinic, Lamalou-les-Bains These establishments are considered comprehensive when they accept all types of patients after a hospital Rehabilitation of victims of severe burns contributes to the reduction of functional, aesthetics but also stay (surgical procedure), or specialized when they accept psychological impairment caused by the burn. France is well known for the quality of its functional patients who require specific care, namely geriatric care. rehabilitation facilities, thanks to specialized medical and nursing teams and access to the latest Their aim is to coordinate treatment and help patients equipment. Care is delivered to the patients in all safety in a comfortable environment to prepare for the regain their autonomy after a serious procedure so they return home in the best possible conditions. may return home. 34 DAYS Patients at these establishments benefit from medical THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN A 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.* + ESTABLISHMENTS specialists, including physical therapists, psychomotor PARIS ÎLE-DE-FRANCE ▸ Clinique du Pont de Sèvres, ▸ Clinique du Dr Ster, Lamalou les Bain therapists, ergotherapists, speech and language therapists, Boulogne Billancourt International contact: Marc KRUGLER and other specialists to oversee specific physical activity. ▸ Clinique La Jonquière, Paris International contact: +33 (0)4 67 23 50 02 IN FOCUS International contact: Grégoire LAROYENNE [email protected] These professionals use a variety of effective techniques Edouard de GOUVION SAINT CYR +33 (0)1 55 60 52 52 www.cliniques-ster.com and equipment. +33 (0)1 53 06 30 00 [email protected] [email protected] www.orpea.com SOUTH-EAST CHILDREN: SPECIALIZED www.orpea.com An individualized treatment plan is created for each patient ▸ Institut Robert Merle d’Aubigné, Valenton ▸ Clinique La Chenevière, Saint-Raphaël KNOW-HOW International contact: in order to: ▸ Centre Paris Sud de la Fondation +33 (0)1 45 10 80 82 Certain rehabilitation centres are specialized hospitalière Sainte Marie, Paris [email protected] Mickaël DUFERNEZ › limit or reduce physical and sensory disabilities [email protected] www.irma-valenton.fr +33 (0)4 94 39 17 00 in caring for children and teens with severe › rehabilitation of the mind-body connection www.fondationhospitalieresaintemarie.com [email protected] or chronic illnesses such as obesity or NORTH-WEST www.orpea.com › continued treatment and monitoring of care ▸ CRF Port Royal, Paris Pégomas respiratory diseases. International contact: ▸ Institut de diabétologie et nutrition du ▸ Unité de diététique Pégomas, › preparation for discharge and return to work International contact: Swann BOSC LATZARUS Centre, Mainvilliers These paediatric centres are unique in that Philippe MEYER +33 (0)1 58 52 25 40 International contact: Thierry COIGNET, +33 (0)4 92 97 32 93 they combine medical care with psychological [email protected] Director Specific treatment for elderly patients is designed around [email protected] treatment, education and schooling. www.orpea.com +33 (0)2 36 25 36 00 their needs and several types of rehabilitation methods: [email protected] www.unite-de-dietetique.fr This holistic approach aims to effectively ▸ Clinique Champ Notre Dame, Taverny www.idnc.lna-sante.com › functional rehabilitation (orthopaedic or neurological), Vence International contact: Nourredine DJIDEL ▸ L’Oliveraie des Cayrons, prevent chronic illness from childhood. International contact: which deals with physical mobility +33 (0)1 30 40 69 47 SOUTH-WEST Valery FOLCHER [email protected] › occupational therapy, to help patients carry out daily tasks ▸ Capio Clinique Aguilera, Biarritz +33 (0)7 51 33 22 67 www.orpea.com › social rehabilitation, which aims to help restore confidence, International contact: Frédérique PERLIER [email protected] create a daily routine and apply adaptations to daily life. +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 www.orpea.com [email protected] www.clinique-aguilera.capio.fr

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France is the world’s top « tourist destination

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 France is not only recognized for throw away from major cities. Many From the Channel to Provence, ★ Paris, the City of Light, capital peaks and the Chartreuse forests that the quality of its healthcare but regions and cities have an especially Brittany, Alsace, Burgundy, the South- of fashion and romance, is known ★ To the west is Nantes, just 30 stretch all the way into the city. also stands out for its culture and well-developed hotel and sporting west and Corsica, visitors can discover the world over for its beauty and minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and varied landscapes. infrastructures, which are perfect for each region through its specialty history. It nurtures modernity through the entry point to Brittany and the Val ★ Cosmopolitan Montpellier, relaxing and recovering. dishes, not to mention celebrated a cultural and creative offering that de Loire, a region celebrated for its which is home to the world’s oldest For patients as well as those French wines. With wine options is among the best in the world: Renaissance-era castles. medical university, in a region that accompanying them, travelling to France’s cities also offer some of from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace museums, cinemas, theatres, concert boasts six UNESCO World Heritage Sites. France is also an opportunity to the best shopping around: from and Champagne, there is something halls and operas make this a global ★ Not far away is Angers, whose discover the country’s exceptional luxury clothing and accessories to for everyone, whether amateur or capital of culture. centuries-old way of life is reflected in ★ An entry to the Mediterranean heritage. art, handcrafted items or fine food, connoisseur. its mediaeval castle, fine food culture and “gateway to the Middle East”, opportunities abound. Non-European UNESCO declared “The Gastronomic ★ Lille, a city in northern France and local vineyards. Marseille, with its southern French With 39 sites on UNESCO’S World residents can also benefit from a VAT Meal of the French” Intangible Cultural known for its warm and welcoming flair, is the country’s second largest Heritage list, 8,000 museums, countless refund (value added tax). Heritage of Humanity in 2010. people, Flemish architecture and ★ To the south is Bordeaux, near city. It was named European Capital of monuments and a wide variety of dynamic culture. the Atlantic coast, the world capital of Culture in 2013. events, visitors won’t be disappointed French regions set their own rhythms, France embodies a way of life that wine with vineyards that have been with France’s cultural offering. guided by an exceptional cultural life emphasizes taking care of yourself. ★ To the east, Strasbourg balances cultivated for more than two millennia. ★ Ideally located along the and architectural heritage. They tell an old town that is a UNESCO World Mediterranean coast and not far from If nature is more your style, their story through local dishes, with Heritage Site with the bold modern Find more information ★ To the southwest is Toulouse, “the the mountains, Nice is as well known spectacular views await along recipes that are sometimes known architecture of its European quarter on travelling in France at: Pink City”, a student city of easy living for its tourist appeal as it is for its the sea, in the mountains or in around the globe and sometimes where EU institutions are located. www.france.fr and cutting-edge space research. Mediterranean lifestyle and heritage. the countryside, all just a stone’s closely guarded.

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