Avicenne Hospital
Avicenne Hospital (French: Hôpital Avicenne) is a 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]
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| Location | Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48.9144°N 2.4239°E |
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| Religious affiliation | Muslim |
| Affiliated university | University |
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| Opened | 1935 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in France |
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References
- "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. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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