The Grenoble Alpes University Hospital (french: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes, abbreviated as CHU Grenoble Alpes or CHUGA) is a French
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
built in 1974. With a total capacity of over 2 133 beds in 2020, it is the main hospital of
Grenoble
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and Isère in France. The CHU Grenoble receives all phone calls from the department of Isère dialled through the emergency number 15 (telephone number of emergency medical assistance service) via the Reception Center and Call Control.
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has nearly 500,000 inhabitants in the department of Isère of over 1.2 million. With an operating budget of € 713 million in 2017, the hospital employs over 9 000 employees (including 2 000 doctors) that makes it the largest employer in the Grenoble area before STMicroelectronics and
Schneider Electric
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. Hospital facilities are mainly located in
La Tronche
La Tronche () is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).Echirolles (Site Sud) of Grenoble agglomeration.
As a teaching hospital, CHUGA is actively engaged in medical research (e.g. Clinatec, NanoBio, G-IN, IAB), including through its affiliation with
Grenoble Alpes University
The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 resea ...
.
Ranking
CHU Grenoble Alpes is ranked as the 10th out of over 1400 public hospital in France.
In 2020, CHUGA was ranked 45th worldwide in clinical medicine.
CHU Grenoble Alpes was the first university hospital to obtain a global A-level accreditation from HAS, the French National Authority for Health.
International cooperation
Through Grenoble Alpes University, the hospital has partnerships with 653 universities in over 80 countries. It also maintains close partnerships with teaching hospitals in
Quebec
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Spain
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Morocco
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, and China. In 2019, the hospital ensured 53 double degrees.
CHU Grenoble Alpes is the only French university hospital to be in strategic partnership with
Médecins Sans Frontières
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Due to its international location (see
Grenoble
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) and its expertise, the hospital is known for attracting international patients. Since 2016, there has been an important influx of patients from
Kuwait
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Grenoble Alpes University
The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 resea ...