Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
| Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°34′26″N 73°33′30″W / 45.573889°N 73.558333°WCoordinates: 45°34′26″N 73°33′30″W / 45.573889°N 73.558333°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | RAMQ (Quebec medicare) |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 800 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.maisonneuve-rosemont.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont is a hospital in Montreal, located in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie. It serves the eastern part of the city and offers 800 beds. It employs 5,000 people and 3,000 students annually. It is the largest hospital in Quebec.
History
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont was founded in 1971 as a result of a merger of two previous hospitals: Hôpital Maisonneuve and Hôpital Saint-Joseph de Rosemont.[1]
Hôpital Maisonneuve was founded by the Grey Nuns in 1954, and housed a nursing school and the Montreal Heart Institute. Hôpital Saint-Joseph de Rosemont was founded in 1950 by the Misericordia Sisters. It specialized in treating Tuberculosis.
Specialization
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont offers general medical care, but it is known for specializing in a few particular areas: Ophthalmology, Stem cell treatments of various cancers and Nephrology.
References
- ↑ "Un peu d'histoire" (in French). Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
Bibliography
- Denis Goulet, L'hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, une histoire médicale, 1954-2004, Septentrion, 2004.
External links
- Official website (French)