Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (French pronunciation: [otɛl djø də mɔ̃ʁeal]; founded in 1645) was the first hospital established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hôtel-Dieu, literally translated in English as Hotel of God, is an archaic French term for hospital, referring to the origins of hospitals as religious institutions.