Historical Milestones
As we celebrate 50 years of Family Medicine at 缅北强奸, we reflect on the pivotal milestones that have shaped our department's journey. This section highlights significant events, achievements, and advancements that have marked our growth and evolution in education, research, and patient care. Join us in honoring our history and the visionaries who paved the way for the future of Family Medicine.
1821听
In a mutually beneficial arrangement, 缅北强奸 College and the Montreal Medical Institution (MMI), a proprietary medical school established by four Montreal General Hospital (MGH) physicians, merged. The MMI became the College鈥檚 first faculty, and the MGH its teaching hospital.
1843听
The University Lying-in Hospital - established by 缅北强奸鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine (now the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), hence its name, as a teaching hospital - offered poor, often unmarried or immigrant women, a safe place to give birth.
1893听
The imposing Royal Victoria Hospital, built on the southern slope of Mount Royal on land donated in 1887 by rail barons Lords Strathcona and Mount Stephen, opened its doors in 1893.
1904
The Children鈥檚 Memorial Hospital's (now the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital) leafy setting near Mount Royal was regarded as the perfect spot for its young patients, many of whom were suffering from respiratory diseases like tuberculosis, to recuperate.
1912
The Herzl dispensary opens
Launched in June 1912, the Herzl Dispensary鈥攁 forerunner of the Jewish General Hospital鈥攑rovided vital healthcare services to Montreal鈥檚 growing Jewish community. More than five decades before socialized medicine was introduced in Canada, this small but well-equipped Dispensary鈥攕taffed by a team of unpaid, volunteer doctors鈥攑rovided medical treatment and drugs to anyone in need, regardless of their ability to pay.
1924
St Mary鈥檚 Hospital opens
From its beginning as a 45-bed institution formally established in the Shaughnessy House in downtown Montreal, (now the Canadian Centre for Architecture), St. Mary's has grown into a dynamic 271-bed hospital located on Lacombe Avenue in the C么te-des-Neiges district.
1934听
Despite falling in the middle of the Depression, 1934 was a particularly auspicious year for health care in Montreal, with the opening of three English-language hospitals.
1974听
Royal Victoria Hospital palliative care service is established including Palliative Care 缅北强奸.
In 1973, Dr. Balfour Mount, a urologic-cancer surgeon, began to explore the needs of dying patients at Montreal鈥檚 Royal Victoria Hospital. After a visit to St. Christopher鈥檚 Hospice (founded by Dame Cicely Saunders) in London, England, Dr. Mount began a similar service for the dying at Montreal鈥檚 Royal Victoria Hospital.
