CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE DOUAI

About CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE DOUAI

With 35 specialties and subspecialties, the Centre Hospitalier de Douai serves as a pivotal institution for the Douaisis proximity zone, serving a population of nearly 250,000 inhabitants. With a capacity of 919 beds and places, more than half of which are in Surgery, Medicine, and Obstetrics, the MCO activity volume of the Centre Hospitalier de Douai continues to grow (+30% in less than 10 years). With 64,818 emergency room visits in 2014, the Centre Hospitalier de Douai is the 5th largest hospital in the Nord Pas de Calais region for emergency care. As the largest public employer in Douaisis, the Centre Hospitalier de Douai employs 2600 people in medical, paramedical, administrative, and logistical fields. Building on its human resources, the hospital has committed to an unprecedented "hospital beyond walls" strategy in the region. By revitalizing town-hospital relations and partnering with local authorities to reduce social inequalities in health, which are still too prevalent in the area, the Centre Hospitalier is transforming the model of a technological showcase hospital to focus on a collective territorial project centered on humanism.