The Montreal Chinese Hospital traces its history to the
1918 flu pandemic. The Venerable
Delia Tétreault (Mother Mary of the Holy Spirit) set up a 7-bed emergency shelter on
Clark Street serving 55 Chinese men during the 1918 flu pandemic. This temporary shelter closed its doors in 1919, and the
Nuns returned to their
convent. In 1919 or 1920, the Chinese community in Montreal acquired a former synagogue, to serve as their permanent hospital, located at 112
De la Gauchetière Street (it is now a commercial building), in present-day Chinatown. Health care would be provided at this location for the next 45 years. The current location of the hospital was constructed from 1997 to 1999. The new location on Viger Street opened its doors in April 1999, following a successful fund-raising campaign. ==See also==