Ancienne clinique-maternité Sainte-Barbe ou des Marronniers de la compagnie des mines de Béthune (aujourd'hui centre de psychothérapie et psychogériatrie Les Marronniers)

English translation

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History

The clinic was built from 1924 to 1927 and represents the last element in the chain of medical and social works of the Mining Company. An inhalatorium intended for diseases of the respiratory tract is completed in 1928. The clinic had 48 permanent beds, two operating theatres, a physiotherapy room for rehabilitation, a radiography and electrotherapy room, a bacteriology laboratory and a special blood examination laboratory. An installation for the sterilisation and pasteurisation of milk was annexed to it. At the Liberation, the clinic had 87 beds and operated with a dispensary, six milk stations, centres for infants, visiting nurses at home. In the early 1990s, the clinic no longer suited the needs of the population and was to be transformed into a care centre focused on elderly people and patients in psychiatric care. Work began in 2000. The demolition of the small annex building behind the main wing was carried out during this period, and the two large original buildings were rehabilitated. A contemporary extension in respect of the old buildings was undertaken in 2001.