Montfort Hospital (), commonly shortened to Montfort in both languages, is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa. It offers short-term primary and secondary health care, with communications in both French and English language. The hospital serves over 1.2 million residents of Eastern Ontario, and the Gatineau region of Quebec. Montfort is the only hospital in Ottawa administered in French and the only Francophone academic healthcare institution west of the province of Quebec. In 2014 and 2018, Montfort was accredited by Accreditation Canada. It was recognized as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). In June 2013, the hospital was designated a Group A teaching hospital. Montfort trains Francophone healthcare professionals with the help of the hospital's knowledge institute, the Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM), and in collaboration with its main partners, the University of Ottawa and La Cité college as well as other post-secondary education programs. In 2015, it was ranked as Canada's top 40 research hospitals owing to the activities of ISM-Research. The executive management team is led by chief executive officer Dr. Bernard Leduc. The medical team reports to Chief of Staff Dr. Thierry Daboval. The chair of the board of trustees is Carl Nappert. Montfort opened in 1953. It was secularized in 1970. It expanded in 1992, and again in 2010. Hôpital Montfort - Facts and Figures (2013-2014) Over 1,800 employees and over 300 physicians Over 400 volunteers and 45,000 volunteer hours annually 309 acute care beds 11 operating rooms Over 8,000 surgeries, including 4,500 day surgeries 3,200 births in the Family Birthing Centre 57,000 emergency room visits Over 200 students, over 100 residents and over 1800 interns Over 46,000 training days Four research chairs Services Montfort offers a wide range of care and services, including emergency services, surgery, a mental health program and a Family Birthing Centre. Cardiology Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Family Birthing Centre Surgery Endoscopy Geriatrics Medical Imaging Rehabilitation Mental Health Therapeutic Services Intensive Care Palliative Care Telemedicine Emergency History Originally named Saint-Louis-Marie-de-Montfort, the hospital was founded in 1953. It was managed by the Daughters of Wisdom, a Catholic order, until 1969. At the time, it opened with emergency, surgical and radiology departments, a laboratory, 200 adult beds and 50 children's beds. Its humanist approach quickly cemented the hospital's important place in the community. The hospital became non-denominational and public in 1970. Various projects over the