Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
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
- ^ a b "Opinion: Humboldt tragedy shows value of helicopter ambulances". montrealgazette.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "L'HSCM aujourd'hui". Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
- ^ a b c Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
- ^ a b c 1926 : Nouvel édifice
See also
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Montréal (CHUM)
- McGill University Health Centre
- Montreal General Hospital
- McGill University Faculty of Medicine
External links
(in French) Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
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- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
- Hôpital de Verdun
- Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Hôpital Notre-Dame
- Hôpital Saint-Luc (closed)
- Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (closed)
- Institut de cardiologie de Montréal
- Institut Philippe-Pinel
- Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal