Hôpital Fernand-Widal Explained

Hôpital Fernand-Widal
Coordinates:48.8816°N 2.3597°W
Location:10th arrondissement
Region:Paris
Country:France
Affiliation:Université Paris Cité
Opened:1858

The Hôpital Fernand-Widal (English: Fernand-Widal Hospital) is an establishment of the Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) located at 200, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.[1] A public teaching hospital, Fernand-Widal has medicine, surgery, and obstetric departments and treats a large number of indigent patients[2] including those with drug addictions.[3] The building is a landmark of Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, and was known until 1959 as Maison Dubois, after surgeon Antoine Dubois.[4] At the turn of the century, Maison Dubois had 450 beds[5] and was also known as the "municipal hospital for the insane"[6] or Maison Municipal de Santé. Fernand-Widal now bears the name of doctor Georges-Fernand Widal, author of works on typhoid and kidney diseases.[7]

Fernald-Widal Hospital is Paris' primary poison control center,[8] and the hospital is host to an internationally renowned toxicology department.[9] [10] The hospital's expertise in the area of drug overdoses has resulted in them treating celebrity or criminal patients, including pop star Dalida in 1967[11] and art dealer Fernand Legros (charged with dealing in forgeries).[12] Research published in 1991 by doctors at the hospital found that many house-fire survivors may be subsequently poisoned by cyanide released by burning household fabrics.[13] The hospital's toxicologists are regarded as the world's experts in the management of cases involving the typically fatal ingestion of poisonous Amanita phalloides "death cap" mushrooms.[14] [15] [16] The department came to prominence under the leadership of Michel Gaultier, who trained as a forensic pathologist and became head of internal medicine at Fernand-Widal in the 1950s.[17]

Hôpital Fernand-Widal is served by the La Chapelle and Gare du Nord metro stations.[18]

It is affiliated to Université Paris Cité.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Une petite histoire des hôpitaux du 10e. mairie10.paris.fr. 2023-03-29. 2023-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329123730/https://mairie10.paris.fr/pages/une-petite-histoire-des-hopitaux-du-10e-15440. live.
  2. Book: Stępniewski . Jan . Costs, Organization and Management of Hospitals . Bugdol . Marek . 2010 . Wydawnictwo UJ . 978-83-233-8027-6 . en.
  3. Book: Reinhardt, Eric . The Victoria System . 2013-07-04 . Random House . 978-0-241-96354-8 . en.
  4. Book: Hazan, Eric . A Walk Through Paris: A Radical Exploration . 2018-03-27 . Verso Books . 978-1-78663-258-6 . 133 . en.
  5. Book: Warden, A. A. . English Handbook to the Paris Medical School . 1903 . Churchill . 24 . en.
  6. Book: Laughlin, Clara Elizabeth . So You're Going to Paris!: And If I Were Going with You These are the Things I'd Invite You to Do . 1925 . Houghton Mifflin . 359 . en.
  7. Web site: June 8, 2016 . hôpital Fernand-Widal architecte Théodore Labrouste . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329123721/https://paris-promeneurs.com/l-hopital-fernand-widal/ . March 29, 2023 . March 29, 2023.
  8. Web site: Hôpital Fernand-Widal. FranceArchives. 2023-05-01. 2023-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501172222/https://francearchives.gouv.fr/en/findingaid/012d1ce19921f7d2c1fe568372b2ec0cc5eb9a3a. live.
  9. News: 1978-09-11 . France Trying Drug to Beat Breath Test . 3 . The Daily Telegraph . 2023-05-01.
  10. News: 1986-09-28 . Chocoholic Guinea Pigs . 366 . The Los Angeles Times . 2023-05-01.
  11. News: 1967-03-04 . French singing star regains consciousness . 5 . Hartford Courant . 2023-05-01.
  12. News: 1974-04-18 . Judge Draws Blank Picture . 44 . Fort Lauderdale News . 2023-05-01.
  13. News: 1991-12-19 . Cyanide poisoning often found in victims . 309 . The Miami Herald . 2023-05-01.
  14. News: 1990-09-12 . Mushroom . 44 . Star Tribune . 2023-05-01.
  15. News: 1976-10-24 . Beware the Poisonous Amanita Phalloides . 247 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2023-05-01.
  16. News: 1980-10-30 . Stalking the Wild Mushroom...at your own risk . 143 . The Los Angeles Times . 2023-05-01.
  17. Book: Woolf, Alan . History of Modern Clinical Toxicology . 2021-10-13 . Academic Press . 978-0-12-822219-5 . 431 . en.
  18. Web site: Hôpital Lariboisière et Fernand Widal - Office de tourisme Paris. Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de. Paris. www.parisinfo.com. 2023-04-12. 2023-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412152656/https://www.parisinfo.com/professionnel-paris/74700/Hopital-Lariboisiere-et-Fernand-Widal. live.
  19. Web site: Hôpitaux universitaires | Médecine. 2023-03-29. 2023-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319172923/https://u-paris.fr/medecine/hopitaux-universitaires/. live.

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