Your Stay
Comprehensive, personalized, safe and high-quality medical care, accredited by the Joint Commission in the United States and certified by the Haute Autorité de Santé in France, make the American Hospital of Paris a unique health establishment.
Choice of physician and personalized care
During your entire stay, you are placed under the sole responsibility of your chosen physician. Additionally, you are followed by a single anesthesiologist who ensures your care before, during and after your operation.
A complete range of services
All major medical and surgical specialties are available in the hospital, allowing you to avoid unnecessary travel when you require further medical advice. This results in quicker diagnoses and access to treatment, leading to a shorter hospital stay.
Accredited physicians
Doctors at the American Hospital of Paris are senior physicians from the university hospital sector, and are in most cases, chef de clinique, or have an equivalent level.
Doctors undergo a stringent selection process which guarantees their level of skill and experience, and are reevaluated every 2 years.
Diagnostic capabilities
Our medical professionals have access to a complete range of ancillary services which employ the most advanced technology available. This responsive medical-technical platform provide all the equipment that is required for rapid investigation and treatment on-site, again ensuring that your hospital stay is as brief as possible.
Personalized care
Patients benefit from truly personalized care thanks to our extensive staff. At the American Hospital of Paris, there are less than 4 patients per nurse during the day, and less than 6 patients per nurse at night.
Staff numbers adapted each day
Every day, senior nurses communicate the number of patients in their care, enabling the Nursing Department to adapt staff numbers to each unit’s needs.
Evaluating skills and annual mandatory training
An annual skills evaluation is carried out for each nurse (for example, a resuscitation test). All nurses follow an annual program of mandatory training.
Equipped for quality care
In all of our medical units, you will find equipment supporting the quality of our care - patient-controlled anti-pain pumps, equipment to prevent bedsores, systems to detect falls, etc.
Patient satisfaction
In 2009, the satisfaction questionnaire for hospitalized patients showed that more than 94% of our patients were very satisfied with the professional quality of care staff.
A versatile ICU and CCU unit are open 24/7, secured by the presence of specialists in resuscitation and cardiologists for cardiac emergencies.
Bilingual senior physicians experienced in emergency medicine are available at all times to provide emergency medical care. They can, at any time, contact the hospital specialists, who are for an additional opinion.
Medical-technical Services are operational 24/7 for emergency support:
- Laboratory: A lab technician is on-site 24/7
- Medical imaging: Professionals are on call the radiology, ultrasound, scanner, Doppler and interventional radiology services (a radiologist is also on hand 24/7).
For more than 30 years, a procedure unique to the American Hospital of Paris has enabled us to mobilize a 24/7 vital emergency team (cardiologist, resuscitator, nurse) to a patient’s bedside in less than 4 minutes.
In addition to the regular quality controls required by the government or typical to hospitals (CLIN, CRU, Quality Department), the American Hospital of Paris has its own quality control bodies which play a key role in maintaining quality care:
- Patient Care Committee
- Medical Board and its committees, in particular the Committee of Invasive Acts, with a review of interventions and re-interventions
CLIN: Nosocomial Infection Prevention Committee
CRU: Committee for Relations with Patients
The American Hospital of Paris is the only civilian hospital outside of the U.S. to be accredited by the American Joint Commission, based on quality indicators used for American hospitals.
The American Hospital of Paris is also certified by the French Haute Autorité de Santé every 4 years.
The Joint Commission accredits the American Hospital of Paris after a rigorous, unannounced evaluation visit from the Joint Commission team. The American Hospital of Paris submits voluntarily to Joint Commission audits.
More information on the quality of care at the American Hospital of Paris.
The quality of our premium comfort facilities and services are important factors in the overall quality of care because of their positive impact on your physical and mental wellbeing, helping you get well.
American Hospital of Paris - 63, Bd Victor Hugo
