Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital granted university status

The Jewish General Hospital in Montreal has been granted university status allowing it to offer academic programs and access government funding. The new entity will be called the Jewish General university hospital or le Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) général juif in French. At a press conference Tuesday, Quebec’s Health Minister Sonia Bélanger said the university [...] The post Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital granted university status appeared first on CityNews Montreal .

Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital granted university status Posted July 14, 2026 11:10 am. Last Updated July 14, 2026 11:27 am. The Jewish General Hospital in Montreal has been granted university status allowing it to offer academic programs and access government funding.

The new entity will be called the Jewish General university hospital or le Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) général juif in French. At a press conference Tuesday, Quebec’s Health Minister Sonia Bélanger said the university designation was a recognition of the century-old health-care institution’s excellence. “Over the decades, the teams at the Jewish General Hospital have built an institution that today brings prestige to Quebec, both here and internationally,” Bélanger said.

“By officially becoming a university hospital, the institution will be able to continue this great legacy by training the next generation of healthcare professionals, advancing knowledge, and developing innovative practices that will benefit our entire health and social services network.” In Quebec, there are seven other university hospitals and university institutes that provide specialized or subspecialized services to the public beyond their respective health regions. These institutions are not merged with the public health-care network, with the exception of the CHU Sherbrooke.

The university status opens more funding opportunities for research and education for which Jewish General was previously ineligible. — With files from La Presse Canadienne