Hospital Name: Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
Address: 5000 rue BéFlanger Est, Montréal (QC), H1T 1C8; Telephone: (514) 376-3330;Fax: (514) 593-2540
MUC Location: Montréal, Rosemont
Religious Affiliation: secular
Architect: Unknown
Incorporation Date: January 1966
Renovations:
1. Expanded, 1976
2. Addition of Paul David Pavilion, 1977
3. New four floor wing added to house research centre, 1995.
4. Expansion of J. Louis Levesque Pavilion and renovation of two floors, 1995.
Capacity:
present - 151 beds (Paul David pavilion- 17 beds)
Floors: Paul David pavilion- 2 floors;
Building Footprint: two rectangular pavilions
General Notes: The Montreal Heart Institute was originally housed on two floors of the then new Hôpital Maisonneuve in 1954. There existed 42 beds, and a medical team of three cardiologists and two surgeons at the institute. The Hôpital Maisonneuve was established by the Grey Nuns who also helped realize the innovative idea of creating an institute of cardiology along with Dr. Paul David. The first human open-heart surgery performed in Canada occurred at the Montreal Heart Institute. The Montreal Heart Institute is affiliated with the Universite de Montreal and has an agreement with McGill University to train its students.
Bibliography: Jacques, Alain.Une Âme, Une équipe, Docteur Paul David, Institut de cardiologie de Montréal. Montréal: Laporte & Cie (Éditeurs) Inc., 1985.
Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal/Montreal Heart Institute. [Online] [cited June 15, 2000]. Available HTTP: http://www.icm-mhi.org/
"Paul David Pavilion Inaugurated." The Gazette (Montreal) 23 May, 1977, A3.
Stewart, Kate."Renovated Centre a Welcome Change for Health-care Staff." The Gazette (Montreal) 26 May, 1995, A4.