The Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou (HEGP) (''Georges Pompidou European Hospital'') is a French hospital located in Paris. The HEGP is under the

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of the

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(AP-HP). Opened in 2001, the HEGP is the last-born Parisian hospital resulting from the merger of three older hospitals of the 15th district (Boucicaut Hospital, Broussais Hospital and Laënnec Hospital). The hospital architect was . The HEGP is located near the

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called the ''Porte de Sèvres'', in the southwestern part of the

15th arrondissement 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16. Mathematics 15 is: * A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and . * A deficient number, a smooth number, a lucky number, a pernicious num ...

. (There is also a Museum of Modern Art in the

Centre Georges Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...

in the

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.) The HEGP can be reached by the Métro station Balard on Line 8, the station

Pont du Garigliano The Pont du Garigliano is a bridge across the Seine in Paris. Location and construction The Pont du Garigliano links Boulevard Martial-Valin in the quartier de Javel (15th arrondissement), to Boulevard Exelmans in the Auteuil quartier ( 16th ...

on both

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and Tramway T3 and the

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''42'', ''88'' and ''169''. It is known as one of the leading hospitals at European and World level in the cardiac domain. In 2013, French Professor

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developed the first 100%

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, using

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s and electronic sensors. The device was successfully implanted by a team at the hospital on 18 December 2013.

References

External links

Hospital Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopital Europeen Georges-Pompidou Hospital buildings completed in 2001 Hospitals in Paris Buildings and structures in the 15th arrondissement of Paris Hospitals established in 2001