Greater Paris University Hospitals

Greater Paris University Hospitals
AP-HP
Native name
Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
FormerlyConseil général des hospices de Paris; Administration générale de l'Assistance publique
Company typePublic
IndustryHealthcare
Founded4 December 1801 (1801-12-04)
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Number of locations
38 university hospitals
Area served
Greater Paris
ProductsUniversity hospitals
Number of employees
100,000 (2024)
DivisionsAP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group
AP-HP Paris Cité University Hospital Group
AP-HP Paris-Saclay University Hospital Group
AP-HP Henri Mondor Hospital Group
AP-HP Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Hospital Group
Websitewww.aphp.fr

Greater Paris University Hospitals (French: Assistance publique–hôpitaux de Paris [asistɑ̃s pyblik opito paʁi], AP-HP) is the university hospital trust operating in Paris and its surroundings. It is the largest hospital system in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

It employs more than 90,000 people in 38 teaching hospitals and receives more than 10 million annual patient visits. AP-HP is organized in 6 hospital local trusts called "GHU", each associated to a university to offer integrative care to its population.

It is affiliated with Paris Cité University (16 teaching hospitals), Sorbonne University (7 teaching hospitals), Saclay University (6 teaching hospitals), the University of Créteil (5 teaching hospitals), Sorbonne Paris North University (3 teaching hospitals) and their colleges of medicine, odontology, and pharmacy.

As a teaching hospitals network, AP-HP trust is in charge of training healthcare professionals and doctors, and plays a prominent role in French healthcare research alongside Inserm.