Foch Hospital ( French: ''Hôpital Foch'') is a hospital in the

Suresnes Suresnes () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. Located in Hauts-de-Seine, from the centre of Paris, it had a population of 49,145 as of 2016. The nearest communes are Nanterre, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud an ...

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. It is part of the ''Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif'' It was established in 1929 with the help of

Consuelo Vanderbilt Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) was a socialite and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. Her first marriage ...

Winnaretta Singer Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac (8 January 186526 November 1943) was an American-born heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She used this to fund a wide range of causes, notably a musical salon where her protégés includ ...

. It was named in honour of

Ferdinand Foch Ferdinand Foch ( , ; 2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general and military theorist who served as the Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War. An aggressive, even reckless commander at the First Marne, Flanders and Art ...

Notable doctors

Through its history, the Foch Hospital hosted notable doctors, among others: * Jozef Cywinski (b. 1936), Polish-American scientist ; *

Gilles Dreyfus Gilles Dreyfus (born 24 May 1951) is a French cardiac surgeon. Education Gilles Dreyfus graduated from the Medical Faculty of Paris (Paris V, CHU Broussais – Hotel Dieu). From 1978 to 1983 he was Resident in cardiac surgery at the Hôpitaux ...

(b. 1951), French

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; *

Jean-Louis Sebagh Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh is an Algerian-born French cosmetic surgeon, doctor, known for his anti-aging surgeries, and use of botox, specifically on the face and neck. Life and career Born in Algeria, Sebagh obtained a medical degree from the Univ ...

, French cosmetic doctor.

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Hospitals in Île-de-France Infrastructure completed in 1929 Hospital buildings completed in 1929 Teaching hospitals in France Buildings and structures in Île-de-France Hospitals established in 1929 1929 establishments in France Suresnes {{Europe-hospital-stub