The Institute in statistics

The Montreal Heart Institute is...

• Over 2,050 employees, including 530 nurses and 81 researchers
• 218 physicians, including 45 cardiologists, 7 cardiovascular surgeons and 12 anaesthesiologists
• 690 students, trainees, residents and fellows in cardiology-related fields
• 153 beds, including 21 in coronary care, 21 in medical intensive care, and 24 in surgical intensive care
• An institution that delivers highly specialized care
• The largest preventive medicine centre in Quebec
• The leading teaching centre for cardiovascular diseases in Quebec
• An internationally renowned research centre

Annually, it is also…

• 1,810 surgical procedures (coronary bypasses, valve surgeries and cardiac transplants)
• 6,360 hemodynamics procedures
• 2,250 electrophysiology procedures
• 7,360 hospitalizations
• 17,400 visits to the emergency
• 39,500 visits to the anticoagulant clinic
• 46,000 visits to outpatient and specialized clinics