Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes
Main building of the Hospital Pontchaillou
Geography
Location	Rennes, Brittany, France
Coordinates	48°07′15″N 1°41′47″W / 48.12083°N 1.69637°W / 48.12083; -1.69637
Organisation
Type	Teaching, CHU
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Links
Website	www.chu-rennes.fr
Lists	Hospitals in France

The Rennes University Hospital (French: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes or CHU Rennes) is a university hospital in Rennes in France. It employs 7,700 people^[1] and processes nearly 1,500 hospitalisations per day. It was the second largest employer in the Rennes region.^[2] It is one of 42 French hospital equipped with the da Vinci Surgical System.

In 2014, the Rennes University Hospital was ranked in the top 10 hospitals in France.^[3]

Research

Research at CHU Rennes has included a study of the efficacy of nalmefene.^[4][5]

In 2016, a facility run by the private contract research organization Biotrial, running clinical trials required patients to be admitted to CHU Rennes.^[6] The facility ran a phase one study into a new drug being developed by Bial that targets the human endocannabinoid system.^[7] The study failed catastrophically, leaving six subjects hospitalized and one brain dead.^[8][9]