Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes | |
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Geography | |
Location | Rennes, Brittany, France |
Coordinates | 48°07′15″N 1°41′47″W / 48.12083°N 1.69637°W |
Organisation | |
Type | Teaching, CHU |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Links | |
Website |
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Lists | Hospitals in France |
The Rennes University Hospital (French: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes or CHU Rennes) is a university hospital in Rennes in France. It employs 7,700 people [1] and processes nearly 1,500 hospitalisations per day. It was the second largest employer in the Rennes region. [2] It is one of 42 French hospital equipped with the da Vinci Surgical System.
In 2014, the Rennes University Hospital was ranked in the top 10 hospitals in France. [3]
Research at CHU Rennes has included a study of the efficacy of nalmefene. [4] [5]
In 2016, a facility run by the private contract research organization Biotrial, running clinical trials required patients to be admitted to CHU Rennes. [6] The facility ran a phase one study into a new drug being developed by Bial that targets the human endocannabinoid system. [7] The study failed catastrophically, leaving six subjects hospitalized and one brain dead. [8] [9]