Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a district general hospital in the Cartierville neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, bordering on Saint-Laurent.
| Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal | |
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| CIUSSS du Nord-de-L’Île-de-Montréal | |
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  Location in Montreal | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 5400, boulevard Gouin Ouest Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4J 1C5 |
| Coordinates | 45.5324°N 73.7144°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | RAMQ (Quebec medicare) |
| Type | District General |
| Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine | |
| Services | |
| Level I Trauma Centre[1] | |
| Beds | 554 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | TC LID: CSZ8 |
| History | |
| Founded | June 1, 1898 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.hscm.ca |
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 Centre.[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.