''Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec'' (CHUQ) is a network of three
teaching hospitals
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-locate ...
affiliated with the
medical school of ''
Université Laval
Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montm ...
'' and several specialized institutions in
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...
.
It was created by the merger in December 1995 of three large teaching hospitals:
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Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
The Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), a network of five teaching hos ...
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Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise''
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Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval'' (CHUL)
It also includes:
*''Maison Paul-Triquet''
*''Centre de l'ouïe et de la parole'' (Hearing and Speech Centre)
*''Centre de traitement dans la communauté'' (Community Treatment Centre)
*''Centre de pédopsychiatrie'' (Child and Youth Psychiatry Centre)
*''Foyer des vétérans'' (Veterans' Home)
The Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval site offers extensive and specialized pediatric services.
The CHU de Québec Research Center houses a
Biosafety level 3 laboratory for pathogens of human and animal provenance.
CHUQ is the largest institutional employer in Quebec City: its staff includes 672 specialist doctors, 237 family doctors, 2659 nurses, 96 pharmacists, 19 dentists, and 1492 other health care professionals and technicians.
References
External links
Official site
1995 establishments in Quebec
Hospital networks in Canada
Teaching hospitals in Canada
BSL3 laboratories in Canada
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