Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
| Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec) | |
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The main entrance of the Hôtel-Dieu hospital
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| Geography | |
| Location | 11, côte du Palais Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1R 2J6 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Medicare |
| Hospital type | Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | Laval University |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1637 |
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| Website | |
| Official name | Hôtel-Dieu de Québec National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1936 |
Coordinates: 46°48′54.76″N 71°12′38.26″W / 46.8152111°N 71.2106278°W
The Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), a network of three teaching hospitals and several specialized institutions. Its areas of expertise include cancer treatment, kidney disease and cochlear implants. It has an affiliated research centre, the Centre de recherche de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec.
This hospital was the first such facility in Canada, and the first in North America, north of Mexico.
The hospital was officially founded in 1637 to meet the colony's need for healthcare by Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot, the Duchesse d'Aiguillon (1604-1675), a niece of Cardinal Richelieu. She entrusted the task to the Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus, commonly referred as Hospitaller Sisters, due to their vocation as nurses.
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