Public hospitals and phase I

Abstract

The forthcoming opening of a phase I unit in a French public hospital--the Louis Pradel Cardiovascular and Pneumological Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon--presents an opportunity for its manager, Benoît Leclercq, to explain with both public hospitals and the phase I unit have a mutual interest in working together: the hospital facilities and staff ensure safety and quality, whereas the phase I structure improves the public hospital image and adds renewed dynamism.