HOSPICES CIVILS
DE LYON - HCL
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PRESENTATION
As a Public Centre of Excellence, the «Hospices Civils de Lyon», which groups 14 public
hospitals, make up the second-largest University Hospital Network in France
For over 200 years, as a network providing expertise in all disciplines – both medical and
surgical – the Hospices Civils de Lyon have offered a wide range of human, technical and
logistical resources to ensure that they provide care, training, research, medical
innovation as well as disease prevention and health education. Today, the HCL comprise
14 multidisciplinary or specialised establishments providing a diverse range of services.
The HCL also make up a world-class network for the fight against cancer, and are ranked
amongst the 25 best hospitals in the world.
With an annual budget allocation of 1.6 billion Euros, more than 5,300 beds and spaces
and over 23,000 professionals, of which 5,000 are internationally recognised doctors
with access to the latest equipment, the network devotes itself daily to its mission:
contributing towards the constant improvement of the health for French and
international patients.
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THE HCL, IN FIGURES
The HCL cater for patients across the entire region of Lyon, beyond and coming
from foreign countries all over the world.
•  Key figures :
o  23,000 professionals, 5,000 are
doctors
o  Annual gross revenue : 1,600
millions Euros
o  5,300 beds and day hospitalisation
places
o  30 operating blocks with 123
operating theatres
o  26 delivery rooms
o  30 laboratories
•  Annual activity :
o  1.3 million hospitalisation days
(including long stays)
o  172,000 day hospitalisations
o  998,000 consultations
o  262,000 trips to emergency
services
o  380 organ transplants
o  10,300 births
o  12 million laboratory procedures
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A COMPLETE CARE OFFER
The 14 hospitals of the HCL offer services covering all types of pathology in
medicine and surgery, divided in three types of establishments :
•  Multidisciplanary establishments
•  Specialised establishments
•  Geriatric hospitals
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MULTIDISCIPLANARY ESTABLISHMENTS
Lyon Sud Hospital
Croix-Rousse Hospital
Edouard Herriot Hospital
• Oncology
• General, endocrine and digestive
surgery
• Gynaecological and oncology surgery
• Orthopaedic and trauma-related
surgery
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology – diabetes –
nutrition-related diseases
• Geriatric medicine
• Haematology
• Hepato-gastroenterology
• Internal medicine
• Neonatology
• Nephrology
• Obstetrics
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Radiotherapy and curietherapy
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology
• Stomatology and maxillofacial
surgery
• Urology
• Emergencies
• Cancers
• Cardiology
• Maxillofacial surgery
• Orthopaedic surgery and sportsrelated surgery
• Digestive and general surgery
• Aesthetic surgery
• Surgery for hepatic and intestinal
transplantation
• Hepato-gastroenterology
• Obstetric gynaecology
• Tropical infectious diseases
• Internal medicine
• Neonatology
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Pulmonology
• Emergencies (by the day)
• Digestive and general surgery
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Vascular surgery
• Dermatology
• Geriatric medicine
• Hepato-gastroenterology
• Internal medicine
• Nephrology
• Oncology, Cancers
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Rheumatology
• Emergencies
• Urology
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SPECIALISED & GERIATRIC HOSPITALS
WOMAN MOTHER &
CHILD
Femme-Mère-Enfant
Hospital
• Cancers
• Gynaecology
• Breast-related diseases
• Reproductive medicine
• Obstetrics
• Paediatric medical and
surgical specialities
(neonatology,
orthopaedics, visceral surgery,
endocrinology, neurology,
haematology, hereditary
diseases, urology, nephrology,
rheumatology,
psychopathology, maxillofacial
surgery, etc.)
• Clinical genetics
• Emergencies
CARDIOLOGY
NEUROLOGY
GERIATRIC
Louis PRADEL Hospital
• Cancers
• Cardiology
• Pulmonology
• Interventional cardiology
• Cardiac surgery
• Vascular surgery
• Thoracic surgery
• Endocrinology and
metabolic diseases
Pierre WERTHEIMER
Hospital
• Cancers
• Neurology
• Adult and paediatric
neurosurgery
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Functional neurology Antoine Charial Hospital
PEDIATRIC
HAEMATOLOGY &
ONCOLOGY
Institute for Paediatric
Haematology and
Oncology
• Cancers and bloodrelated diseases
DENTAL CENTRE
• Dental and periodontal
pathologies
Pierre Garraud Hospital
Docteur Frédéric
Dugoujon Hospital
Charpennes Hospital
• Geriatric medicine
• Rehabilitation
REHABILITATION
CENTRE
Henry Gabrielle Hospital
• Functional rehabilitation
and re-adaptation
Renée Sabran Hospital
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Physical medicine and
rehabilitation
• Cystic fibrosis
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Respiratory
rehabilitation
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MEDICAL EXCELLENCE
The HCL stand out on an international scale thanks to the high level of
expertise and techniques provided by competent doctors and professors. For
example, these particular branches are internationally well-recognized :
•  The Burns Unit
•  Cardiology
•  Digestive pathologies
•  Gynaecology
•  Neurology and neurosurgery
•  Oncology
•  Paediatrics
•  Urology
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THE BURNS UNIT
The HCL Burns Unit cooperates
with the Burns Unit of Saint-Luc
Saint Joseph Hospital and form one
of the major Burns centres in
France.
The two establishments offer
special care and adapted techniques
to improve the skin-healing
process.
Focus :
The Hyperbaric chamber
Laboratory of Skin Substitutes
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CARDIOLOGY
Key Facts
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Heart transplants :
Specialties
The HCL cover all branches related
to cardiology
Focus :
Cardiac rhythmology
Thoracic surgery
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DIGESTIVE PATHOLOGIES
Key Facts
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Specialties
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Focus :
Digestive oncology
Obesity surgery
Therapeutic prevention
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GYNAECOLOGY
Key facts
3 specialised hospitals
10,300 births per year
Core specialties
Reproductive medicine
Pregnancy pathologies
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NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY
Specialties
Pierre Wertheimer hospital covers
all branches related to neurology.
Focus :
Awake Brain surgery
Parkinson surgery
Fluoroscopy neurosurgery
Neuromodulation for OCD
(Obsessive compulsive disorders)
treatments
PET-MRI Imaging
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ONCOLOGY
Keys Facts
1st Cancer centre in the Lyon region
14,000 patients per year
75,000 hospitalisation
250 permanent doctors
400 clinical trials in progress
Specialties
The HCL Institute of Oncology can treat all types of cancers.
Focus :
Referal Centre for Rare Diseases Cancer (neuroendocrine tumours for instance)
Fluid biopsy : non-invasive biopsy using new sequencing techniques
In cooperation with the Léon Bérard centre, major cancer centre in France
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PAEDIATRICS
Specialties
The Woman Mother & Child centre can
provide all types of treament for
paediatrics. The Institute of Paediatrics
Haematology & Oncology (IHOP) is
specialised in oncology treatments for
children, in cooperation with the Léon
Bérard Center.
Capacity
HFME : 110 Beds / IHOP : 54 Beds
Focus :
Referal Centre for Rare Diseases
Neonatology
Hypno-analgesia
EOS imaging
Laser surgery for Anastomoses coagulation
(Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome)
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UROLOGY
Specialties
The HCL can treat any type of
pathology related to urology.
Focus :
Male sex organs pathologies
Prostate gland pathology
Nephrology
Cryotherapy : non-invasive surgery
for tumour of the kidney
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OTHER BRANCHES OF EXCELLENCE
Dermatology
Allergology
Orthopaedics
Treatment for sleep disorder (adults & children)
Diabetes, endocrinology, metabolic diseases
Referral Centres for Rare diseases (adults & children)
Reconstructive surgery (aesthetics, maxillofacial surgery)
Robotic surgery
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RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Research and innovation are strategic cornerstones for the HCL
The HCL is the main location from which clinical research is carried out, in
partnership with the university, scientific and technical public establishments as
well as the pharmaceutical and biomedical private sector :
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300 new clinical trials conducted each year
1,255 active clinical trials
2,000 publications per year
54 labelled units
14 sites, 5,300 beds, 23,000 HCPs and 5,000 physicians
330,000 hospitalisations / 999,000 consultations
10,800 deliveries / 300 transplants
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RESEARCH & INNOVATION
5 key fields
Cancer
research /
Oncohaematology
Infectious
diseases
Immunology
Inflammation
Nutrition
Cardiovascular
Neurology
Transplantation
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RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Association with highly-qualified national & european institutions
2 Cancer research and
neurosciences centres
22 CNRS research
Units (French National
Centre for Scientific
Research)
3 Clinical research
centres
1 Centre for Clinical
Investigation
22 INSERM Units
(French National
Institute of Health and
Medical Research)
12 Centers of reference
for rare diseases
7 National reference
centres of rare cancert
1 INRA Unit (French
National Institute of
Agronomical Research)
1 Regional Centre for
Research into human
nutrition
Lyon Biopôle
Technological Research
Institute (IRT)
BioAster
European institutions
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ADVANCED EQUIPEMENT
6 scintillation cameras
4 particle accelerators
4 tomograph for
positron emission
1 centre for robotic
surgery
10 scanners
5 MRIs
1 hyperbaric chamber
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ADVANCED EQUIPEMENT
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IRM
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Da Vinci Robot
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Oocyte vitrification
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ADVANCED EQUIPMENT
The oxygenotherapy provided by the hyperbaric chamber can ease the skinhealing process and prevent complications from post-operative surgeries.
•  The hyperbaric
chamber of the HCL can
contain 12 persons
•  Daily 2-hour sessions
are recommended for an
optimal recovery
•  Approved by HAS
(French Health
Authority)
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TRAINING
Training, a pledge towards the quality of care
2 faculties of
Medicine
Training of
1700 students
and 600
interns
1 faculty of
Odontology
HCL
1 technical
institute for
Rehabilitation
1 faculty of
Pharmacy
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INTERNATIONAL UNIT
Two major lines of development towards international relations :
1.  International cooperation
Partnership with medical institutions
2.  International patient care
Focus on the patient : in direct contact and/or entrusted by a healthcare
establishment and/or a public health authority.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
The HCL are willing to develop cooperation with public and private hospitals
based abroad. The existing cooperations with establishments in foreign countries
have been giving positive results and are based on :
•  Training of international students
The interns are spread across the different establishments of the HCL and benefit
from the expertise of competent doctors and medical staff in a wide range of
specialties.
•  Sharing of expertise
The HCL and the international establishment can share their knowledge and
develop a multicultural approach of the medicine. The HCL can provide support
in the human resources organisation, the development of a new service and assist
the establishment with medical advices. This cooperation also involve Visiting
Doctors and Professors performing conferences, teaching lessons, consultations
and surgeries.
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INTERNATIONAL PATIENT CARE
For years, the HCL have been welcoming patients from all over the world, willing
to benefit from the quality of the medical treatment.
In order to optimize the stay of an international patient and to respond to their
particular needs, the HCL is now working closely with French Advanced
Medicine (FAM): a company providing solutions in welcoming and managing an
international patient, as well as organising Visiting doctors & professors.
•  Dedicated staff
The HCL and FAM will make sure international patients are accompanied during
their entire stay by bilingual medical staff or will propose an interpret, if
necessary.
•  Tailored services
The HCL and FAM are used to work in a multicultural environment and will
always consider specific needs related to the patient’s culture or religion.
(adapted meals for instance)
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