The Hertford British Hospital was founded in 1871 by Sir Richard Wallace
for the medical and surgical treatment of "indigent and sick British
nationals in and around Paris". It was named after his father, the
4th Marquess of Hertford.
Sir Richard was a philanthropist and a great connoisseur of art and he
acquired a valuable collection that became the Wallace Collection in
London. Some of his water fountains, "les fontaines Wallace",
erected to provide water to the local population during the the
great siege of Paris of 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war, can still
be seen to this day.
The Hertford British Hospital was opened on its present site in 1879.
140 years later it is still a going concern and has recently merged with
the neighbouring Hôpital de Perpetuel Secours to form the Institut
Hospitalier Franco-Britannique.
The Hertford British Hospital Corporation is a charity established to ensure that the medical facility founded by Sir Richard Wallace continues
to serve the local and British communities to the best of its ability.
In addition to the task of managing the Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique,
which it shares with representatives of the Oeuvre de Perpétuel
Secours, in a joint management structure, the Corporation also provides
premises for the International Centre for Dermatology (Centre International
de Dermatologie), a local Centre for the Protection of Mothers and Infants,
a local Family Planning clinic, and the Bristish Charitable Foundation.
Over the years the Corporation has developed various properties in and
around the Hertford British Hospital site, including the original hospital
itself, and continues to derive income from these investments.
For all information relating to the Corporation's hospital activities
please visit the website of the
Institut Hospitalier Franco-Britannique
at http://www.ihfb.org.
Additional healthcare facilities located on Corporation premises
Open Monday to Friday 8.30 am – 6.30 pm
12 rue Barbès; tel: 01 46 39 22 05
The internationally renowned Centre
treats 28,000 patients a year with a staff of 10 specialists, of whom two
are full-time. The Centre has an international reputation for the treatment of
psoriasis and for cryo-surgery.
PMI (Prévention Maternelle et Infantile) and Planning Familial
A PMI has recently opened at 12 rue Barbès and is run by the Levallois health authorities. A Family Planning Centre is there too.
Open from Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Tel: 01 41 49 17 70 - PMI
Tel: 01 41 49 17 71 - Planning Familial
