Lakeshore General Hospital

The Lakeshore General Hospital (Hôpital général du Lakeshore) (LGH) is a Canadian acute care institution located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, a suburban municipality near Montreal, Quebec. The hospital employs 1,599 employees and contains 265 beds, and serves an estimated population of 377,000 in the West Island region of Montreal.^[2][3]

Lakeshore General Hospital
CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-L’Île-de-Montréal[1]
The exterior of the Lakeshore General Hospital.
Location in Montreal
Geography
Location	Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45.448°N 73.834°W / 45.448; -73.834
Organization
Care system	RAMQ (Quebec medicare)
Type	General
Affiliated university	McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	265
Public transit access	STM Bus Routes: 200, 203, 217 and 382
History
Opened	1965
Links
Website	Official website
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

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 is one of the busiest for distress cases in Montreal with over 40,000 visits annually.^[2]

The Lakeshore General Hospital opened its doors in 1965.^[4] It is part of the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île (Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre).^[5]