Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Hôpital Fernand-Widal
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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022
1. Hôpital Fernand-Widal Marker
L'hôpital Fernand-Widal occupe les locaux de la maison municipale de santé construite en 1858 par Theodore. Labrouste, architecte en chef des hôpitaux de Paris de 1845 à 1896, et frère d'Henri Labrouste, auteur de la Bibliothèque nationale. Le maître d'oeuvre a recherché la symetrie et voulu donner à l'ensemble un aspect monumental. Comme à l'hôpital Lariboisière, les pavillons sont situés de part et d'autre d'une cour d'honneur, le long d'un axe qui relie l'entrée principale à la chapelle. Cette disposition témoignait de préoccupations sanitaires justifiées par les récentes épidémies de choléra. En 1897, Fernand Widal (1862-1929), le fondateur de la sérologie clinique, prend à 35 ans la direction d'un service, où il met au point la méthode de cytodiagnostic, destinée à déterminer si une pleurésie est d'origine infectieuse ou mécanique. Il quitte l'hôpital en 1902 pour devenir chef de service à Cochin, où il pose les règles du diagnostic des néphrites, encore appelées "test de Widal".
The Fernand-Widal hospital occupies the premises of the municipal
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 48° 52.904′ N, 2° 21.51′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Vincent de Paul. Marker is on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France 75010, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022
2. Hôpital Fernand-Widal Marker - wide view
Marker is visible here on the very left.
Also see . . .
1. Hôpital Fernand-Widal (Wikipedia, in French).
History (in translation): Originally, around the middle of the 16th century, there was a nursing home created by Vincent de Paul which was located on the current rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin. It was a hospital with some 40 beds where the Daughters of Charity devoted themselves… At the beginning of the 19th century, this establishment, which became a municipal health centre, was paid for and was therefore more accessible to the lower middle class. It had 88 beds. Doctor Antoine Dubois created a surgery department there. The establishment was commonly called the “Maison Dubois”. In 1858, its capacity was increased to 300 beds when it was transferred in 1858 to this hospital, which has since 1959 borne the name of Fernand Widal (1862-1929), who was responsible for the installation of a modern laboratory therein.(Submitted on February 20, 2023.)
2. Georges-Fernand Widal (Wikipedia).
Overview and achievements: Georges-Fernand-Isidor Widal; (March 9, 1862 in Dellys, Algeria – January 14, 1929 in Paris ) was a French physician... Widal was the author of a remarkable series of essays on infectious diseases, erysipelas, diseases of the heart, liver, nervous system, etc., besides being a prolific contributor to various medical journals and encyclopedias. His name is associated with the Widal test, a diagnostic test for typhoid fever, and with hematologist Georges Hayem (1841–1933), he described acquired haemolytic anaemia, a disease that was historically referred to as "Hayem–Widal syndrome".(Submitted on February 20, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
