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The history of Jean-Martial Hospital – Subscription

A NAME, A STORY

A venerable building, witness to Guyanese health history.

Pass the remarkable porch and have a look. It was in 1821 that the Cayenne hospital, formerly on the port, was transferred to a new building, Place des Palmistes. From 1823, the hospital gained a floor and two wings, which gave it the U-shaped plan that we know of. The sisters of Saint-Paul-de-Chartres were in charge of care; they stayed in the north wing. The military hospital, then in Saint-Denis, was transferred to Les Palmistes, which thereby became a “civil and military hospital …

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Passez le porche remarquable et allez voir. C’est en 1821 que l’hôpital de Cayenne, autrefois sur le port, fut transféré dans un bâtiment neuf, place des Palmistes. Dès 1823, l’hôpital gagna un étage et deux ailes, ce qui lui conféra le plan en U que nous lui connaissons. Les soeurs de Saint-Paul-de-Chartres étaient chargées des soins ; elles logèrent dans l’aile nord. L’hôpital militaire, alors à Saint-Denis, fut transféré aux Palmistes, qui devint de ce fait « hôpital civil et militaire…

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