Lachine Hospital

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Lachine Hospital is a public teaching hospital in Montreal, Quebec. It is part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and is affiliated with McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine.

Location: 650 16e Avenue, Lachine, Montreal, QC H8S 3N5.

What it is and does:
- A community general hospital with an emergency department.
- Services include ophthalmology, cardiology, general surgery, laboratory testing, and medical imaging (MRI, CT scan, X-ray, ultrasound).
- Specialities include geriatrics, bariatric surgery, and ophthalmology.

Ownership and affiliations:
- Part of the MUHC network and connected to McGill University.
- A teaching hospital.

History:
- Founded in 1913 as Hôpital St-Joseph, run by the Sisters of Providence.
- Renamed Centre hospitalier de Lachine in 1973 when management moved to the Quebec government.
- Integrated into the MUHC in 2008, along with the Camille-Lefebvre Pavilion long-term care.

Modernization:
- A major $220 million modernization project is underway in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHSS) and the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI).