The idea for a hospital in the French capital tailored towards American expatriates was formed in the year 1904. In that year, Dr. A.J. Magnin and Harry Antony van Bergen first publicly revealed their idea for an American Hospital Association in Paris that would provide American expatriates with quality care meeting American standards in both French and English. In 1906, this hospital was officially opened in the western suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, and it continues to provide great care to American expatriates in the City of Lights.