The
Hôpital de La Grave is a
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situated in the Saint-Cyprien
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of
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in
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on the bank left of the
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. Taking up six hectares (three times the size of the
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), La Grave was the second largest hospital establishment and primary maternal care center of Toulouse during much of the 20th century until the
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of Rangueil was built. It is named for the sandy bank of the Garonne where it was built.
The original "Hôpital de La Grave" was first mentioned in a 1197 charter of Raymond IV.
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The
Hôpital de La Grave is a
hospitalA hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
situated in the Saint-Cyprien
quartierA quarter is a section of an urban settlement.Its borders can be administratively chosen , and it may have its own administrative structure...
of
ToulouseToulouse is a city in southwest France on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With 1,102,882 inhabitants as of Jan...
in
Southwest FranceIn European elections, this is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the regions of Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées.-2009:-2004:Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won....
on the bank left of the
GaronneThe Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of 575 km .-Origin of the name:...
. Taking up six hectares (three times the size of the
Hôtel-DieuHôtel-Dieu is the old name given to the principal hospital in French towns, for instance:*The Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, created in 1478...
), La Grave was the second largest hospital establishment and primary maternal care center of Toulouse during much of the 20th century until the
CHUA university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university...
of Rangueil was built. It is named for the sandy bank of the Garonne where it was built.
Beginnings
The original "Hôpital de La Grave" was first mentioned in a 1197 charter of Raymond IV. Today, nothing remains of the original hospital.
Plague years
- During the periods in which the plagues
The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, but this view has recently been challenged...
ravaged Toulouse, the Hôpital de La Grave was used care for those afflicted with the disease, isolating them from the beggers, injured and disabled. The hospital ended up being enlarged to cope with the mounting epidemic and underwent a name change, taking the name Saint-Sébastien in order to invoke his help in 1508-1514.
- In 1628 the Plague recurred in the city, worse than ever before. The elites, even many of the physicians began fleeing the town. The situation deteriorated to the point that Capitoul surgeons came to assist with treating the patients. Eventually in July the next year every plague patient in the hospital died and it was disinfected.
Rebirth
The hospital was transitioned into a place to confine and care for the city's poor beginning on 26 March 1647. The name was changed to Toulouse l’Hôpital Général Saint-Joseph de La Grave. A
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granted approval in 1658.
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