Hopital Trousseau
Armand-Trousseau (Hospital)
In 1854, the Public Assistance administration decided to transform the annex of the Hôtel-Dieu, located in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, then known as the Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, into a children's hospital. The new pediatric facility was named Sainte-Eugénie Hospital, in honor of Empress Eugénie, wife of Emperor Napoleon III. Inaugurated on March 16, 1854, it had 405 medical and surgical beds to accommodate young patients. In 1880, at the administration's suggestion, the hospital was renamed Trousseau Hospital, to honor the memory of Armand Trousseau (1801-1867), hospital physician at the Hôtel-Dieu and Saint-Antoine and holder of the chair of medical clinic at the Hôtel-Dieu. The roadworks undertaken by the city of Paris to clear the Gare de Lyon are forcing the hospital administration to move the children's hospital. Rebuilt by architects Maistrasse and Berger in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, on rue du Dr Arnold-Netter, the new Trousseau Hospital opened on March 15, 1901, and was inaugurated in July 1901, in the presence of Émile Loubet. It had 353 beds in 1909, 570 beds in 1948, and up to 645 beds in 1960.
In 1900, Hôpital Trousseau was a hospital in Paris known for its isolation wards and was sometimes referred to as the former hospice des Enfants-Trouvés. Artwork from that period depicts the hospital's courtyard and gardens, and a specific photograph from 1902 shows its isolation pavilions.
Location: The hospital was located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Function: It housed isolation wards for patients and was once known as the hospice des Enfants-Trouvés (foundling hospital)
Valentin Larue
Valentin Larue hides in the Hospital here most nights. While he also has a haven in Pricpus Cemetery, he mainly feeds and lives here. He has to dodge the Sisters who live here, but he doesn't have much problem with that.