Hospital type Acute care Phone +1 514-630-2225 Founded 1965 | Province Québec | |
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Affiliated university McGill University Faculty of Medicine Care system Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec Similar Centre de santé et de services s, West Island Health & Social Se, Jewish General Hospital, Hôpital de Lachine, Brunswick Medical Center Profiles | ||
Lakeshore general hospital
The Lakeshore General Hospital (Hôpital général du Lakeshore) is a Canadian acute care institution located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, a suburban municipality near Montreal. The hospital employs 1,200 employees and contains 257 beds, and serves an estimated population of 377,000 in the West Island region of Montreal.
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The LGH is situated close to major highway arteries such as Highways 13, 20, 40, and 520 and is often called upon to treat and stabilize accident victims. Its emergency room is one of the busiest for distress cases in Montreal with over 72,000 visits annually.
The Lakeshore General Hospital opened its doors in 1965. It is part of the Centre de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île (West-Island Health and Social Service Centre).