ensuing years helped modernize the hospital and expand its range of services. The psychiatry and orthopedics departments, intensive care unit, cardio-pulmonary and electroencephalography services were introduced in the 1970s. The Montfort Long-Term Care Centre (formerly the Pavillon de la Sagesse), located behind the hospital, took in its first residents in 1978. The palliative care department was created a few years later. In 1992 the South Wing (currently Wing A) opened. It housed a number of departments, including the emergency department, the surgical unit, and a new nursing care unit. In the same year, the hospital signed an agreement with the University of Ottawa. The affiliation between the Faculty of Medicine and Montfort brought the clinical teaching of family medicine into a Francophone setting. SOS Montfort In 1997 the Health Services Restructuring Commission recommended closing the hospital. The public responded with immediate action and created the SOS Montfort movement led by Gisèle Lalonde. Below are a few important dates from the SOS Montfort period. 1997: The Health Services Restructuring Commission recommends the hospital's closure (February 24) 1997: Creation of the SOS Montfort Movement (February 25) 1997: Public rally at the Ottawa Civic Centre attended by 10,000 demonstrators 1998: SOS Montfort and the hospital announce their intention to take legal action to overturn the instructions of the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission to close the hospital (July 28) 1999: The Ontario Divisional Court ordered the hospital to remain open (November 29) 2001: The hospital wins a victory in the Court of Appeal for Ontario against the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission; the hospital was to remain open (December 7) Renovations and expansions Three new wings have been incorporated into Montfort since 2010 in addition to the two original wings, which have been completely renovated. The hospital's total floor space has more than doubled, from 300,000 to 750,000 square feet. This project made it possible to deliver more care and services to a greater number of patients. The New Montfort officially opened on June 11, 2010. Important dates Here are a few key dates in Montfort's history. 1953: Opening and official inauguration of the hospital and birth of the first baby (October 11) 1954: First residents and clerks from the University of Ottawa are assigned to the hospital 1956: Creation of the Ladies’ Auxiliary Committee (dissolved in the early 1970s) 1956: Opening of the Montfort School of Nursing (September); closed in 1971 1961: