The Lakeshore General Hospital (Hôpital général du Lakeshore) (LGH) is a district general hospital in

Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 cen ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

, a suburban municipality near

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

, Quebec. The hospital employs 1,599 employees and contains 265 beds, and serves an estimated population of 377,000 in the

West Island The West Island () is the unofficial name given to the cities, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. It is generally considered to consist of the Lakeshore municipalities of Dorval, Pointe-Cla ...

region of Montreal. 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 department An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...

is one of the busiest for distress cases in Montreal with over 40,000 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).General Profil of the West Island HSSC

References

External links

Official website

The Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation in Montreal, Quebec
Hospital buildings completed in 1965 Hospitals in Montreal Hospitals established in 1965 Buildings and structures in Pointe-Claire {{Canada-hospital-stub