| Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal | |
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Location in Montreal
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
| Hospital type | General |
| Affiliated university | Université de Montréal |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipad | TC LID: CSZ8 |
| Beds | 554 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 June 1898 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.hscm.ca |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a hospital in the Cartierville neighbourhood of Montreal, in 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]
On June 1, 1898, the day of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, a small group of women founded a hospital named Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal to care for about a dozen ill individuals deemed the "incurables".[2] By 1902, a building with 375 beds was built on Décarie Boulevard, and was known as Hôpital des Incurables. The building was destroyed[2] by fire in March 1923, and in 1926 a new building[3] was constructed 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 trainer of orthopedic surgeons in Quebec.[3]
In 1973 it affiliated itself with the Université de Montréal.
(French) Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal