Hospital Name: Institute Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (1997-present)

Address: 4565 chemin Queen Mary, Montréal, H3W 1W5

MUC Location: Montréal, Côte-des-Neiges

Religious Affiliation: secular

Architect: M. Alphonse Piché

Ground-breaking Date: The groundbreaking was in 1930.

Completion Date: The building was completed in 1932.

Incorporation Date: The military hospital opened August 23, 1945.

Renovations:
1. Construction of a Drill Hall: 1942.
2. Minor alterations were made to the partitions to convert the Nazareth Institute to the Wireless School: 1943.
3. More extensive renovations were required to convert the school to a hospital including the creation of: seven operating rooms, a dental clinic, an X-ray department, a physiotherapy room, a 700-person auditorium at the centre of the hospital which was converted from the chapel, and 3 elevators that were added: 1945.~(Gluck 1968, p.22, taken from La Presse, 24 August, 1945)
4. Out-patient's clinic added to northern end of the east wing: early 1950's~(Gluck 1968, p.27)
5. Construction of a garage off ave. Lacombe: 1950-1951.
6. Expansion at the rear of the building: 1953-1954.
7. Renovation of the Drill Hall: 1954.
8. Demolition of the Engineer's Residence on Ch. Queen Mary: 1961
9. Construction of the District Office of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs: 1961.
10. Addition of three boilers to the boiler room: 1961-1962.
11. Renovation of wing "O-B". Alterations that were also ongoing in 1968 were the conversion of large wards into private and semi-private rooms and the addition of toilets for these rooms: 1968.~(Gluck, 1968, p.50.)
12. Expansion of one floor to the rear for inflammable products depot: 1970.
13. Construction of emergency exit stairs at the front of the principal building: 1970-1971.
14. Interior modifications to include offices on the second storey: 1972.

Renovation Architect: 1. Department of National Defense
5. Ministry of Public Works of Canada-- C. G. Brault: Chief Architect.
6. Ministry of Public Works of Canada-- E. A. Gardner: Chief Architect., Larose et Larose.
5. Ministry of National Defense of Canada.
9. Ministry of Public Works of Canada-- E. A. Gardner: Chief Architect., Barrott, Marshall, Merett & Barrott: Architects of Montreal.
10. Ministry of Public Works of Canada-- E. A. Gardner: Chief Architect.
13. T. Gluck of the Ministry of Public Works of Canada.

Organizing Institution: Nazareth Institute: Soeurs Grises
Wireless School: R.C.A.F.
Montreal Military Hospital: Department of Defence
Queen Mary Veterans Hospital: Department of Veterans Affairs
Current hospital: l'Universit� de Montr�al

Capacity:
Military Hospital: 600 beds intended capacity in 1944. 80 beds were immediately available, and 160 were foreseen for the second phase~(Gluck, 1968, p.20)
358 beds in 1977.

Architectural Drawings: see (Gluck 1968.)

Architectural Notes: A boarding school for the blind, the original plan for the Nazareth Institute contained classrooms, dormitories, recreation spaces, kitchen, dining rooms, and a large chapel.~(Gluck, 1968, p.6) When it was converted to a hospital, the dormitories, kitchens and dining rooms were easily adapted to hospital needs. The exterior has not been altered.~(Gluck, 1968, p.24) The building has a classical massing with two projecting wings and a central entrance block.~(Gluck, 1968, p.12.)

Floors: 5 storeys

Building Footprint: Double-H footprint: wings are 60' wide and total building is 330' long by 260' wide. (Gluck, p.12.)

Contractor: Original construction: M. Albert Deschamps Lt�e.: General Contractor, Jette et L'�sperance: electrical system, D. Verochio Co. Ltd.: excavation, A. Demontigny: brick.: 1930
1. Alphonse Gratton.
5. J. Shea Co.
6. Deschamps et B�langer.
10. Louis Donolo Inc.
11. J. Sarrentino.
12. J. R. Bourdeau Limit�e.
13. Construction Medaillon Inc.
14. Beaver, Cook, Leitch Limit�e.

Material: Exterior finished with brick and cut stone, entirely hiding the concrete frame. Interior partitions are terra-cotta block and plaster. Floors are quarry tile.~(Gluck, 1968, p.12); Materials used as of 1968:; Light partitions: steel studs and "gyproc" panels;Heavy partitions: Terra-cotta block and plaster.;Walls: plaster and ceramic tile.;Floors: linoleum, ceramic and quarry tiles.~(Gluck, 1968, p.36.);

General Notes: The geriatric institute was "established to respond to challenges posed by the rehabilitation, maintenance, and promotion of the health of [Montreal's] elderly population.~(Gluck, 1968) The Military Hospital was established on Queen Mary while negotiations were ongoing for a new hospital at Benny Farm, Notre Dame de Grace.~Gluck, 1968, p.19) The hospital at Benny Farm was never built. The Montreal Military Hospital was transferred to the deptartment of Veterans Affairs in 1946 and renamed the Queen Mary Veterans Hospital.~(Gluck, 1968, p.23) The hospital's contract as a McGill teaching hospital ended December 1977. Emergency and specialty departments were closed as hospital was transformed into a chronic care institution. Prior to 1977, one of the hospital's roles was to provide surgical and emergency services for penitentiary inmates.

Bibliography: Gluck, Tom.From Institute Nazareth to Queen Mary Veterans Hospital 1968: A Study of Change in Function. [Student Paper] School of Architecture, McGill University, 1968.

Communauté Urbaine de Montréal/Service de la planification du territoire.Architecture civile I: Les Édifices Publics. Répertoire d'architecture traditionelle sur le territoire de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal, 1981.

Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal. [Online] [Cited July 3, 2000]. Available HTTP: http://www.iugm.qc.ca/Anglais/enter.html

"Traumatic Time for Hospital's Staff." Montreal Star (Montreal) 5 November , 1977, A14.