Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec | |
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Geography | |
Location | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Organization | |
Care system | Medicare |
Hospital type | Teaching hospital |
Affiliated university | Laval University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level II trauma center (Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, CHUL, adults), Level I trauma center (CHUL, pediatrics) |
History | |
Founded | 1995 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.chuq.qc.ca/ |
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ) is a network of three teaching hospitals affiliated with the medical school of Université Laval and several specialized institutions in Quebec City.
It was created by the merger in December 1995 of three large teaching hospitals:
It also includes:
The Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval site offers extensive and specialized pediatric services.
CHUQ is the largest institutional employer in Quebec City: its staff includes 672 specialist doctors, 237 family doctors, 2659 nursess, 96 pharmacists, 19 dentists, and 1492 other health care professionals and technicians.