PORTRAITS OF THE NEW PARTICIPATING MILITARY MEDICAL SERVICES
French Republic Capital: .......................................... Paris Area: .............................................. 643 801 km² Population: .................................... 66 607 602 Official Language: ........................... French Armed Forces Personnel: ................. 278 715 Medical Officers: ............................. 1.827 Military Hospitals/Institutes: ........... 8/3 Missions: ........................................ multiple
Surgeon General Maryline Gygax Généro Lieutenant General
Basic Task of the Military Medical Service The main mission of the French Military Medical Service (Service de santé des armées) is to provide a medical support of the Armed Forces everywhere, in any time and any operational circumstances.
Structure The French Military Medical Service (FMMS) is placed under the authority of the Joint Chief of Staff and its headquarters are located in Paris, since 2015: Balard (south-west area) and historically in Vincennes (east of the Capital)
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Ministère de la Défense Direction Centrale de Service de Santé des Armées 60 Boulevard du Général Martial Valin CS 21623 75 509 Paris cedex 15
The Military Hospitals The component of the FMMS is going through a major reorganization (SSA 2020 Project). The new hospital model principles are focused on operational tasks and an opening to the civilian and public health system. Within this framework, 2 platforms with 2 military training hospitals each and close to an air force base: Paris and Toulon-Marseille areas which activities are focused on trauma, surgery and infectious diseases. Additionally, the FMMS still incorporates 4 other military non-platform hospitals (Bordeaux, Brest, Metz and Lyon) which activities are based on several principles such as intensive care and surgery integrated in civilian hospitals, the rehabilitation of physical and mental injuries, the response to a
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