AP-HP

AP-HP, short for Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, is the public hospital system of Paris and a network of hospitals and university hospitals in France. It provides general and specialist care, emergency services, medical education and clinical research. Its main service area is Paris and the Île-de-France region, while it also receives referred patients from other parts of France and overseas territories. AP-HP is closely connected with France's university medical education and clinical research system. It is not a listed consumer brand but a public healthcare institution operating through a network of hospitals and related facilities.

AP-HP traces its history to Paris's public assistance and hospital system, with the modern institution generally associated with the establishment of the Assistance publique de Paris in 1849. Over time, Paris's public hospitals developed into an integrated network combining patient care, social assistance, medical education and research. As France's hospital and university medicine systems evolved, AP-HP reorganized and coordinated its hospitals and hospital groups while maintaining close links with medical schools and research institutions in the Paris region. Today, it operates as a multi-hospital public network serving Paris and Île-de-France and carrying responsibilities in care, teaching, research and public health. Its hospital structure and management arrangements may change as a result of French healthcare reforms and regional planning.

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  [1]Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris official websiteaphp.fr

1. 1Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris official websiteaphp.fr