Hôtel-Dieu

Hôtel-Dieu ("hostel of God") is the old name given to the principal hospital in French towns, for instance:

• The Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, created in 1478
• The Hôtel-Dieu in Paris was founded in the year AD 660, has been extended at various times, and was entirely rebuilt between 1868-1878.
• One of the most ancient in France is at Angers, dating from AD 1153.
• The Hôtel-Dieu, Beaune (Côte-d'Or), founded 1443, is one of the most interesting. as it retains the picturesque disposition of its courtyard, with covered galleries on two storeys and large dormer windows.
• The great hall of the Hôtel-Dieu at Tonnerre, Yonne (1338), nearly 60 feet (18 m) wide and over 300 feet (91 m) long, is still preserved as part of the chief hospital of the town.

Hôtel-Dieu may also be a reference to certain hospitals in other countries:

• Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, in Montréal.
• Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, in Quebec City, the first (and oldest) hospital in North America.
• Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre, formerly the Hotel Dieu Hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario.
• Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. An offshoot of the Hotel-Dieu de Montreal. Opened in 1890 and continues to serve as a full service hospital in Windsor.
• Hotel Dieu of Kingston, Ontario Canada. An Ambulatory Care Teaching Hospital for Southeastern Ontario Health Sciences Centre for more than 160 years serving Kingston, Ontario.

• Hôtel-Dieu de France, Beirut Lebanon.HDF is a private hospital owned by the French state and managed by the Université Saint-Joseph.