Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Location in Montreal
Geography
Location 5400, boulevard Gouin Ouest
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H4J 1C5
Coordinates 45°31′57″N 73°42′52″W / 45.5324°N 73.7144°W / 45.5324; -73.7144Coordinates: 45°31′57″N 73°42′52″W / 45.5324°N 73.7144°W / 45.5324; -73.7144
Organisation
Care system Medicare
Hospital type General
Affiliated university Université de Montréal
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 554
Helipad TC LID: CSZ8
History
Founded June 1, 1898
Links
Website www.hscm.ca

The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a hospital in the Cartierville neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

It is one of the largest teaching hospitals affiliated with the Université de Montréal, and one of the largest hospitals in Quebec.[1]

History

In downtown Montreal on June 1, 1898, the day of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, a group of women founded a small hospital named Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal to care for a dozen ill individuals deemed the "incurables".[2]

In 1902, the administration of the hospital was taken over by the Sisters of Providence, and a new building with 375 beds was built on Décarie Boulevard; it was known as Hôpital des Incurables. The building was destroyed[2] by fire in March 1923, and in 1926 a new building[3] was built on Gouin Ouest Boulevard in Cartierville, where it still stands today. With the new building, the administration reverted to using the original name, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal.[2]

The new hospital was initially focused on the treatment of tuberculosis. Considered a sanatorium, it became an important teaching hospital for pulmonary illness.[3] In 1931, Édouard Samson founded the orthopedics department, which eventually became the largest institution for training orthopedic surgeons in the province of Quebec.[3]

In 1973, the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal was affiliated with the Université de Montréal as its medical and health-sciences teaching hospital. The Albert-Prévost Institute merged with hospital to form a centre for psychiatric patients.

References

  • "1898-1902". Notre histoire. Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  • "1926 : Nouvel édifice". Notre histoire. Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Retrieved March 18, 2009.

Notes

  1. ↑ "L'HSCM aujourd'hui". Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
  3. 1 2 3 1926 : Nouvel édifice

(in French) Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal

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