Around 1,000 air conditioners will be delivered to hospitals across the Paris region by the end of the week as France prepares for another heatwave, broadcaster BFMTV reported on Friday.
The move comes after the French government announced plans to supply 30,000 air conditioners to hospitals nationwide to help them cope with future heatwaves.
Hospitals in the Paris area have already begun purchasing additional units while awaiting government deliveries.
"I think it's very important and really necessary to get through a second heatwave, especially if it comes in a short period of time," Emmanuel Raffoux, head of the haematology department at Saint-Louis Hospital, told BFMTV.
"Our bodies have suffered and are trying to recover. For the patients here, many will likely experience a second heatwave during the same hospital stay," he added.
Temperatures in some hospital rooms climbed to 32°C during last week's heat wave, prompting Paris public hospitals to urgently purchase additional cooling units.
The Paris Public Hospital Network (AP-HP) said it had deployed or purchased 800 air conditioners between late summer 2025 and mid-2026, and acquired another 1,000 units in less than a week.
AP-HP said it hoped to be reimbursed by the government following the nationwide procurement programme.
France has experienced several days of exceptionally high temperatures, with many regions recording temperatures above 35°C, driving increased demand for cooling equipment.
