Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy

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HIA Percy

The Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy or HIA Percy (meaning "Percy Training Hospital of the Armies") is a military hospital in Clamart, near Paris, France. It is managed by the health services of the Armies and provides health services to both military and civilian patients.

It has, in particular, an emergency service, a service for treating severe burns, and a service for treating patients contaminated by radioactivity (including a hematological service).

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was treated at Percy hospital from October 29, 2004 to his death on November 11, 2004, after being transported there on in an emergency; during his stay at Percy, he fell into an increasingly deeper coma despite intensive care.

Bassel Fleihan, a Lebanese legislator and Minister of Economy and Commerce was treated at Percy for major burns. He eventually died having burns on 95% of his body sustained when a massive bomb exploded on the Beirut seafront as he passed by in former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri's motorcade on February 14, 2005. Despite being seated beside Hariri when the explosion occurred, Fleihan lived through the attack. Fleihan was airlifted to Percy where he survived for 64 days before finally succumbing to his injuries.