The new CHUM, in the heart of the new "Quartier de la santé"
The new CHUM will house 772 individual rooms, 26 inpatient units, 36 operating rooms, 51 emergency beds and 320 outpatient examination rooms.
The new CHUM will combine all its present resources in an entirely new complex in downtown Montreal, at the heart of the "Quartier de la santé" in the vast city block where Hôpital Saint-Luc is currently located.
Designed to meet the highest standards in modern medicine and reflect the latest trends in hospital architecture, the new complex will include 772 individual rooms, 26 inpatient units, 39 operating rooms, 51 emergency beds and 320 outpatient examination rooms. Care and services will revolve around the patient in a pleasant and practical environment that fully meets present-day standards of risk management and contagion prevention. Teaching and instruction will be carried out not only in an integrated centre with virtual simulation laboratories but also in decentralized locations, to foster the integration of medical training into clinical practice.
An Operational Hospital by the Spring of 2016
By the spring of 2016, almost all clinical services will be provided within the complex (patient rooms, operating rooms, medical imaging, diagnostic and treatment services) for a fully functional hospital. Additional ambulatory services, an amphitheatre, a library and clinical and administrative offices will be added in a second phase to be completed by the spring of 2019.
In Harmony With the Environment
The CHUM will be a community stakeholder in harmony and in keeping with its environment. The institution is not only a key component of Montreal’s urban fabric, but is helping to redefine the surrounding neighbourhood’s identity. “The new CHUM will incorporate art, culture and architecture inspired by the community’s collective memory. Cultural heritage is a core element of the experience offered to visitors, staff and even passers-by,” said Christian Paire. The steeple of Église Saint-Sauveur will become an architectural icon and the Maison Garth a historic artefact.