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Hôtel-Dieu ("hostel of God") is the old name given to the principal hospital in French towns, for instance:
  • The Hôtel-Dieu in Paris was founded in the year AD 660, has been extended at various times, and was entirely rebuilt between 1868-1878.
  • One of the most ancient in France is at Angers, dating from AD 1153.
  • The Hôtel-Dieu, Beaune (Côte-d'Or), founded 1443, is one of the most interesting. as it retains the picturesque disposition of its courtyard, with covered galleries on two storeys and large dormer windows.
  • The great hall of the Hôtel-Dieu at Tonnerre, Yonne (1338), nearly 60 feet wide and over 300 feet long, is still preserved as part of the chief hospital of the town. Hôtel-Dieu may also be a reference to certain hospitals in other countries:
  • Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first (and oldest) hospital in North America.
  • Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, in Quebec City
  • Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre, formerly the Hotel Dieu Hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario.
  • Hotel-Dieu Hospital of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. An offshoot of the Hotel-Dieu de Montreal, which itself is an offshoot of the Hotel-Dieu de Paris. Opened in 1890 and continues to serve as a full service hospital in Windsor.
  • Hotel Dieu of Kingston, Ontario Canada. An Ambulatory Care Teaching Hospital for Southeastern Ontario Health Sciences Centre for more than 160 years serving Kingston, Ontario.Further Information

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