The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC; ) is one of two major healthcare networks in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is affiliated with McGill University and is one of the largest medical complex in Montreal. It is the largest hospital system in Canada by bed capacity. The majority of its funding comes from Quebec taxpayers through the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The centre provides inpatient and ambulatory care.
History
The centre announced that it would consolidate its services in a single facility in 2007; it was a long and troubled process. It was budgeted at around $700 million but cost around $1.3 billion; it was meant to take only three years but took much longer. The project was completed in 2015. The facility replaced the existing facilities of the Royal Victoria Hospital (on April 26, 2015), the Montreal Children's Hospital (on May 24, 2015), and the Montreal Chest Institute (on June 14, 2015). It did not replace either the Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Neurological Hospital or the Hôpital de Lachine. It added a cancer centre and a part of the building also houses the Research Institute of the MUHC, which contains a Biosafety level 3 laboratory.
The McGill University Health Centre is part of a $2.355 billion Redevelopment Project on three sites - the Glen, the Montreal General and Lachine hospitals.
Role
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is a bilingual academic health network, and one of the largest and most modern in North America.
As of 2021, the institution comprises
1,389 physicians
5,284 nurses and patient attendants
113 pharmacists
71 dentists
In addition to
3,813 other professionals including technicians
2,862 researchers, investigators, and postdoctoral fellows
323 hospital managers
517 volunteers
Being affiliated with the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, the MUHC also comprises 2,862 medical residents 1,806 nursing students 731 other medical students 141 fellows in adult and paediatric medicine 21 dental residents 11 residents in oral surgery 348 students in other healthcare fields
The mandate of the institution is to provide tertiary and quaternary care to the population of Montreal, Quebec and adjacent provinces. The extended network of regions and health services centres for which the MUHC has the mandate to provide tertiary and quarternary care is known officially as the Réseau universitaire intégré de santé et de services sociaux McGill, or RUISSS McGill. The territory of the RUISSS McGill represents approximately 63% of Quebec's land mass, covering the majority of the western and northern regions of the province.
The MUHC is the largest combined adult and children's hospital in the province, providing all aspects of specialized and complex care to both populations amongst its sites with paediatric, adult and cancer services being combined at the Glen site.
As a principal teaching site of the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University a key component is medical education. In addition the Research Institute of the MUHC is an international research powerhouse with a worldwide reputation in the field of biomedical sciences and health care. the MUHC RI has
Ongoing research collaborations with 51 countries worldwide
around 1,800 peer-reviewed scientific publications per year
1,600 ongoing projects (including clinical trials and others) over 180,000 research participants per year
Hospitals part of the MUHC
Glen superhospital
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal Chest Institute
Montreal General Hospital
Allan Memorial Institute (contains MGH's outpatient psychiatry) Montreal Neurological Hospital Hôpital de Lachine
Affiliated hospitals
These hospitals are affiliated with the McGill Faculty of Medicine, but aren't integral parts of the MUHC. Lakeshore General Hospital Jewish General Hospital St. Mary's Hospital Douglas Mental Health University Institute Shriners Hospital for Children
Public transit connections
Vendôme metro and train station connect here through an accessible modern entrance pavilion. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) was criticised when the pedestrian tunnel to the hospital opened in 2015 as the station was not accessible. Work began in 2017 to make the station accessible, completing in 2021.