Ensuring the highest quality and safety of care

True to its mission and history, the American Hospital of Paris places quality and safety at the heart of its practices while complying with the highest medical standards.

The Medical Staff

The medical staff of the American Hospital of Paris comprises approximately 350 bilingual private practice physicians covering all major medical and surgical disciplines.

These doctors are authorized to work at the American Hospital of Paris after a rigorous selection process which guarantees their level of competency and experience.

More than 150 accredited physicians also contribute to the Hospital’s outpatient consultation activity. This allows them to follow their patients in a hospital setting that ensures preferential access to a full range of state-of-the-art diagnostic and testing services.

Patient safety: our top priority

The history of the American Hospital of Paris is closely linked to its accreditation by The Joint Commission, where safety culture is a core expectation.

  • For more than 60 years, the American Hospital of Paris has undergone regular voluntary audits by The Joint Commission, The American Hospital of Paris is the only establishment in the world - outside of the United States - to have earned this accreditation
  • It serves as an additional guarantee of the quality and safety of care delivered by the Hospital and complements its certification by the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) in France.

Patient Safety & Infection risk

When it comes to inpatient and interventional medical care, over the past 60 years the American Hospital of Paris has developed techniques and procedures that comply with good practices and guarantee patient safety. This particularly applies to hospital-specific risks: infection risk and errors relating to medication,procedures and patient identification.

NOTRE PRIORITÉ : VOTRE SATISFACTION

According to the Haute Autorité de Santé, which oversees the National Patient Satisfaction Indicator in France (e-Satis), the American Hospital of Paris is France’s top-ranking healthcare institution in terms of patient satisfaction, ahead of all other public or private facilities providing medical, surgical and obstetric services*.

Satisfaction rate - Inpatient Hospitalization +48h
Area American Hospital of Paris National Average
Reception 82 % 73 %
Care provided by physicians/surgeons 86 % 81 %
Care provided by nurses / nurse's aides 85 % 82 %
Meals 79 % 60 %
Room 85 %

73,5 %

Organization of Patient's discharge 71 % 64 %

 

Satisfaction rate - Outpatient Hospitalization
Area American Hospital of Paris National Average
Reception 84 % 81 %
Care provided during hospitalization 88 % 84 %
Room and meals 85 % 73 %
Organization of patient's discharge 75 % 70 %

 

*2020 data for all patients hospitalized for more than 48 hours  and outpatient hospitalizations at the American Hospital of Paris and who answered a questionnaire administered by the Haute Autorité de Santé

A Unique experience

Beyond our indisputably excellent medical care, The American Hospital of Paris takes pride in offering high-quality amenities to patients and their loved ones. Many services are available so they may benefit from the highest standards of comfort and peace of mind.

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