The Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) is the second University Hospital in France. The interactions between CRNL members or teams and the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) are extremely strong and efficient, notably with the two on-site hospitals (Neurology/Neurosurgery, Mother-Children) and the two nearby hospitals: Edouard Herriot (general) and Desgenettes (NeuroRehabilitation). The Lyon University Hospitals (HCL) provided complementary financial support to IHU-CESAME platforms.
The Vinatier psychiatric hospital is one of the largest psychiatric hospital in France, covering about 50% of the population of the Lyon metropolitan area (>1.3 million inhabitants).