Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont is a

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, located in the boroughs of

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie () is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located centre-east of the island. Geography The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, ...

and Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It serves the eastern part of the city and offers 800 beds. It employs 5,000 people and 3,000 students annually.

History

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont was founded in 1971 as a result of a merger of two previous hospitals: Hôpital Maisonneuve and Hôpital Saint-Joseph de Rosemont. Hôpital Maisonneuve was founded by the Grey Nuns in 1954 and housed a

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and the Montreal Heart Institute. Hôpital Saint-Joseph de Rosemont was built in 1948 and was founded in 1950 by the Misericordia Sisters. It specialized in treating

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Specialization

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont offers general medical care, but it is known for specializing in a few particular areas:

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, stem cell treatments of various

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, and

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References

Bibliography

* Denis Goulet, ''L'hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, une histoire médicale, 1954-2004'', Septentrion, 2004.

External links

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Hospitals in Montreal Hospitals established in 1971 1971 establishments in Quebec Buildings and structures in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Hospitals affiliated with the Université de Montréal 1970s in Montreal {{montreal-stub