The Institute in statistics

The Montreal Heart Institute is...

• Over 2,000 employees, including 520 nurses and 75 researchers
• 226 physicians, including 45 cardiologists, 8 cardiovascular surgeons and 12 anaesthesiologists
• 702 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…

• 1,865 surgical procedures (coronary bypasses, valve surgeries and cardiac transplants)
• 6,300 hemodynamics procedures
• 2,100 electrophysiology procedures
• 7,100 hospitalizations
• 16,700 visits to the emergency
• 43,000 visits to the anticoagulant clinic
• 45,000 visits to outpatient and specialized clinics