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LDI (other)
LDI may refer to: Places * Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, a hospital in Montreal, Canada * Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana, a distillery in Indiana, US * Lindi Airport, Tanzania (IATA:LDI) Technology * LVDS Display Interface, for flat-panel displays * Laser Direct Imaging, in photoplotting Other uses * Liability-driven investment strategy * La droite indépendante, the former French electoral alliance {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Davis Institute For Medical Research
Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (), commonly known as the Jewish General Hospital (JGH; ), is an acute-care teaching hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Affiliated with McGill University, the hospital has 637 beds, making it one of the largest hospital sites in Canada. In 2019, Newsweek ranked the hospital 4th in Canada and 1st in Quebec. History At his death in 1928, Sir Mortimer Davis left most of his estate to fund the construction of a Jewish public hospital that would bear his name. The Jewish General Hospital was built in 1931–1932 and opened in 1934. It was founded as a general hospital open to all comers. The Jewish community established it in part as a response to the anti-Semitic " Days of Shame" doctors' strike at the Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where all interns walked off the job for four days to protest the hiring of a Jewish senior intern, Dr. Samuel Rabinovitch. They returned to work only after Dr. Rabinovitch resigned. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |