Montpellier, the 8th largest city in France, strongly influenced the medical world for several centuries thanks to its reputed faculty of Medicine, the oldest still-operating medical faculty in the occidental world. Due to its Mediterranean soul and its proximity to the sea, Montpellier combines the pleasures of a major city and a relaxed way of life with a pleasant climate and a rich cultural heritage
Montpellier UH is known for the quality of its patient care and its technical and human skills. It comprises twelve units and treats rare or complex diseases. The Ministry of Health has ranked Montpellier UH among the group of «high researchers» participating actively in health innovation at French and international levels.
Montpellier UH has been welcoming non-resident foreign patients for non-urgent scheduled cares for several years. As a health establishment of excellence, it is staffed with some internationally renowned professionals and provides the latest-generation equipment, in accordance with public hospital service principles and its public health duties. Montpellier UH guarantees its non-resident foreign patients the same admission and cares conditions than the socially-covered resident patients.
Specialties
The UH provides cares covering every medical and surgical specialties. It is a referral and a competence centre for rare auto-inflammatory diseases, rare cardiovascular diseases, complex congenital heart defects, cardiac rhythm disorders, genetic skin diseases, rare endocrinal diseases, neurological disorders, inflammatory brain diseases, severe pulmonary hypertension, rare ophthalmic diseases, rare kidney diseases and complex ENT defects.
Access to the city
Montpellier Méditerranée airport is 7km from Montpellier centre and its main hospital establishments. Direct flights connect Montpellier to several international destinations among which Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Dublin, Basel, Marrakech, Algiers, Copenhagen, Charleroi, Casablanca, Roma, Fes, London etc.
Scheduled admissions of foreign patients
This activity is under the Head of Invoice Department responsibility at the Finance Department, Mrs. Elisabeth MATHIEU. It has been managed for several years by an international administrative centralized reception desk reachable at the following.