The origins of the Hôtel-Dieu de France date back to 1883 when an agreement between the French Government and the Jesuits gave birth to the Faculty of Medicine (FFM) in Beirut.[2] It continued to grow until 1975, when it was severely damaged and partially destroyed during Lebanon Civil War and continued its development and expansion at the end of the conflict. In 1984 the hospital was formally assigned to the Saint Joseph University which is responsible to a direct management, remaining a property of the French Government.[3]