Sacré-Cœur Hospital
Date: c1940
B&W photo. Panorama view.
The Sacré-Coeur Hospital opened in 1898 with the inauguration of a small hospital for patients with serious disease such as cancer (the Hospital for the Incurables). At first located in downtown Montreal, in 1900, the hospital moved to a larger building on Décarie Boulevard. After this building was destroyed by fire, in 1926, the Hospital moved to a larger site on Gouin Boulevard in north Montreal, at which time it took its present name. Initially, it specialized in the treatment of tuberculosis. This was soon followed by the development of orthopedic surgery (Dr. Édouard Samson, 1931) and thoracic surgery (Dr. Norman Bethune, 1933). In 1973, the Hospital became a tertiary care trauma center for Western Quebec, together with the Institut Albert-Prévost, to provide psychiatric care and affiliated with the University of Montreal as a research and teaching center.
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Hospital in winter.
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Front entrance.