History
The Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque has been a place of care since 1532 and is the main public health establishment in the Basque Country, southwest area of France.
Distributed over multiple sites in Bayonne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and 19 additional sites throughout the Basque country, it provides the population with more than 450 doctors and 3,600 other professionals in more than 60 services representing 40 specialities.
Profile
We provide comprehensive oncology care for both inpatients and outpatients, including active cancer treatment, supportive care and palliative care. Our institutes oncological activity includes care consultation within the multiple hospitalisation units, day hospitals, cancer surgery units and the imaging center. Our institute provides the most extensive oncology and haematology care in our region.
Oncology in our centre includes:
- 35 physicians (surgeon and oncologist)
- 78 beds (medical oncology full hospitalisation units)
- 39 beds and chairs for ambulatory care, day-hospitalisation
- 1 clinical trial research and innovation unit with tens on-going clinical trials 3 consultation areas
- 1 biology department
- 1 operating area
- 1 intensive care unit
- Multidisciplinary practitioners, including a dietitian, physiotherapist, psychologist, sophrologist.
Specialities
Our center provides comprehensive cancer care through a multidisciplinary team of hematologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, medical oncologists, specialised surgeons and radiologists.
We also offer cross-functional teams including supportive care, palliative care, oncogeriatrics, oncogenetics and clinical research on site.
Our team supports all types of cancers locally with collaboration with regional reference centers for rare cancers.
Palliative and Supportive Care
Our center features a dedicated department for supportive care and oncogeriatrics, along with a mobile palliative care team. The supportive care department collaborates closely with our Psycho-Oncology unit, Social Work unit, Pain Management department, Nutrition department and Physiotherapy unit.
At our center, oncologists work in close partnership with palliative and supportive care teams. Regular visits from palliative care doctors to various departments, including both inpatient units and day hospitals, facilitate these collaborative efforts. We have strategically placed "palliative care beds" throughout these departments to optimise our human care resources.
Additionally, our mobile palliative care team works in conjunction with home hospitalisation teams under a formal agreement, especially in managing complex cases.
Last update: September 2024
