Bicêtre Hospital

The Bicêtre Hospital is located in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It lies 4.5 km (2.8 miles) from the center of Paris. The Bicêtre Hospital was originally planned as a military hospital, with construction begun in 1634. With the help of Vincent de Paul, it was finally opened as an orphanage in 1642. It was incorporated into the Hôpital Général de Paris in 1656. In 1823, it was called the Hospice de la Vieillesse Hommes. In 1885, it was renamed the Hospice de Bicêtre.[1]

Bicêtre
AP-HP
Geography
LocationLe Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
Organisation
Care systemPublic
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds301
Links
Websitehttp://www.aphp.fr
ListsHospitals in France
Main entrance on Général Leclerc Street in 1901

In its history it has been used successively and simultaneously as an orphanage, a prison, a lunatic asylum,[2] and a hospital. Its most notorious guest was the Marquis de Sade.[3][4]

The Bicêtre is most famous as the Asylum de Bicêtre where Superintendent Philippe Pinel is credited as being the first to introduce humane methods into the treatment of the mentally ill, in 1793.

The Bicêtre is referenced in the last chapter of Foucault's Madness and Civilization titled "The Birth of the Asylum." In it, Pinel's methods are classified as more devious than humane.

See also

References
  1. "History". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. Galignani's New Paris Guide. 1852. p. 515.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-04-06. Retrieved 2005-04-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-04-25. Retrieved 2005-04-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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