Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
CIUSSS du Nord-de-L’Île-de-Montréal
Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is located in Montreal
Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Location in Montreal
Geography
Location5400, boulevard Gouin Ouest
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H4J 1C5
Coordinates45°31′57″N 73°42′52″W / 45.5324°N 73.7144°W / 45.5324; -73.7144
Organisation
Care systemRAMQ (Quebec medicare)
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universityUniversité de Montréal Faculty of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center[1]
Beds554
HelipadTC LID: CSZ8
Public transit access STM Bus Routes: 64, 69 and 180
History
OpenedJune 1, 1898
Links
Websitewww.hscm.ca

The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a district general hospital in the Cartierville neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, bordering on Saint-Laurent.

It is one of the largest teaching hospitals affiliated with the Université de Montréal, and one of the largest hospitals in Quebec.[2] It is one of only three hospitals in the province with a Level 1 Trauma Center.[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".[3]

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[3] by fire in March 1923, and in 1926 a new building[4] was built on Gouin 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.[3]

The new hospital was initially focused on the treatment of tuberculosis. Considered a sanatorium, it became an important teaching hospital for pulmonary illness.[4] In 1931, Édouard Samson founded the orthopedics department, which eventually became the largest institution for training orthopedic surgeons in the province of Quebec.[4]

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 the 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. 1 2 "Opinion: Humboldt tragedy shows value of helicopter ambulances". montrealgazette.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "L'HSCM aujourd'hui". Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
  4. 1 2 3 1926 : Nouvel édifice

See also

(in French) Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal

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