TODAY.....

The clinic opened its doors in 1970 and was extended in 1978 to include a dialysis service and to continue to develop surgery and medicine.

Modernisation and embellishment programmes have been carried out regularly.

In 2000, the operating theatre was completely rebuilt and the dialysis department was expanded to include 12 assisted self-dialysis stations, making it the largest private centre for the treatment of chronic renal failure in Paris.

In 2003, the reception and consultation areas were completely refurbished.

In 2004, the clinic received its first V1 quality accreditation.

In 2008, the dialysis department was completely rebuilt and extended to accommodate a 6-station medicalised dialysis unit.

In February 2009, the clinic received its V2 accreditation, without reservation.

In March 2009, the continuous monitoring service, which has been in operation since 1978, obtained definitive recognition of its status.

In May 2009, the clinic was nominated for the Trophées de l'innovation médicale de la Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée for its use of radio-frequency technology to treat varicose veins.

In October 2009, a multi-disciplinary consultation meeting (RCP) was set up for cancer treatment, to ensure that patients receive optimum care that is coordinated between the various specialities.

On 1 January 2010, the Inca-led cancer plan recognised the clinic as a surgical cancer treatment centre for urology, gynaecology, breast pathology and soft tissue.

In February 2010, the clinic became an associate of the neighbouring Sainte-Thérèse maternity hospital, in order to develop a range of medical and surgical gynaecology, obstetrics and cancer care services.

In 2011, the clinic renovated all the hospital's communal areas, logistics circuits and double rooms to improve safety and the quality of patient care.

Between 2012 and 2014, the clinic renovated its general and specialised (urgent care) reception areas, introduced fully computerised and secure management of patient care, and modernised its single and premium rooms to further improve hotel comfort.

In 2014, the clinic overhauled a large part of the operating theatre, and created a hybrid room enabling interventional and vascular radiology to be carried out under radiological control, creating a first-rate technical platform.

In 2015, the clinic acquired the Clinique TURIN, a neighbouring and completely complementary establishment, creating the first independent private hospital group in Paris.

In 2016 and 2017, the clinic built a new outpatient unit to enable the use of fast-track or RAAC (improved rehabilitation after surgery) techniques, which are designed to shorten hospital stays while guaranteeing the highest level of patient safety.

An image of modernity and humanism, the Statue of Liberty welcoming our visitors is a powerful symbol for an independent private clinic, its independent doctors and the patients who place their trust in us.

YESTERDAY...

At the dawn of 1880, in the Plaine Monceau district. The little rue de Chazelles has retained its charm of an old Parisian suburb.

Alongside the old craft stalls, large workshops had just sprung up. It was 24 October 1881 and the workshops of Messrs Gaget, Gauthier et Cie, mechanical constructors, 25 rue de Chazelles, were celebrating. The buildings were decked out in the colours of France and the United States. The first rivet was fitted to join the gigantic statue by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, "Liberty Enlightening the World", to be erected at the entrance to New York harbour. It was to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of American Independence that France, through the hand of Bartholdi, decided to erect this historic monument.

But let's enter at 23 rue de Chazelles: this is the modelling workshop. This is where the plasterers sculpt the enlargements of the various elements of "Miss Liberty". Bartholdi's personal workshop was also located at 21 rue Chazelles, where he set up his home in order to better supervise the work. Another part of the workshop, at 23 rue de Chazelles, was Vulcan's lair. Under Gustave Eiffel's supervision, the ironworkers forged the skeleton's components, and the coppersmiths shaped the copper plates that made up the shell.

It was not until the beginning of 1884 that, on Sundays, many Parisians came through the door at 25, rue de Chazelles to visit the workshop where the statue had taken shape. Its head rose high above the roofs of Paris. The Statue was then dismantled and in early 1884, it was taken by train and then by boat to New York. The inauguration took place on 28 October 1886, when Bartholdi himself unveiled the statue and the torch was lit on the very spot where, just over a century ago, this great lady, the symbol of a great idea, took her first steps.

Today, on the site where "Liberty Enlightening the World" was built, stands the Parc Monceau International Clinic, still guided by the modern spirit of "Miss Liberty".

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