Archives de l'AP-HP, Medical archives center in Paris, France.
The archives of Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris hold documents spanning centuries of the city's hospital system. These include patient records, administrative files, and photographs that document how hospitals operated and changed over time.
The archive grew from Paris's public hospital system, which served the city for centuries. Records from World War I are particularly significant, documenting how the city's hospitals treated wounded soldiers during the conflict.
The archives show how medical care changed over many decades through the eyes of patients and hospital staff. Walking through these records reveals what daily healthcare looked like in different time periods and how Parisians experienced treatment.
The reading room is open Monday through Thursday with regular daytime hours. Documents are retrieved at specific times during the day, so it helps to plan your visit and know what you want to see beforehand.
The archive offers access to population registers from the 1880s that let you see real data about Paris residents and their health during that era. These digitized records provide a rare window into the everyday life and medical needs of the city in that period.
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