What Centre universitaire de santé McGill does

Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM, also known as the McGill University Health Centre / MUHC) is a publicly funded university health centre headquartered at 1001 boul. Décarie in Montréal, Quebec. Created in 1997 through the merger of multiple legacy hospitals (with institutional roots dating to 1821), it operates an integrated network of hospital and specialty sites including the Site Glen (2015), Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants, Hôpital général de Montréal, Hôpital de Lachine (with Pavillon Camille-Lefebvre CHSLD), Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal), Centre de la reproduction, and the Centre du cancer des Cèdres. CUSM delivers tertiary and quaternary clinical care across emergency, surgery, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, obstetrics, nephrology, mental health, and reproductive services, and is affiliated with McGill University's Faculty of Medicine.

The institution is anchored by the Institut de recherche du CUSM (IR-CUSM), which employs over 450 researchers and approximately 1,200 students and trainees conducting fundamental, clinical, and evaluative health research. Technology assets supporting clinical operations include the Stenoa cloud coordination platform for critical care, the Eureka digital wayfinding system at the Glen Site, the CUSM Telehealth (Télésanté) service, AI-assisted radiotherapy and AI-powered medical imaging (radiology deployments beginning January 2025), an AI-capable portable sensor platform co-developed with McGill, liquid biopsy research for pediatric cancers, and a digital specialist referral portal. Specialty programs include the EndoCARES multidisciplinary endometriosis centre, the Centre de simulation pédiatrique, MUSIC youth mental health services, and the newly launched Centre IMPACT innovation accelerator (June 2026).

CUSM's revenue model is anchored by the Quebec public healthcare system (RAMQ/Santé Québec), which funds the institution as a designated university health centre. Patient services are covered under the provincial health insurance plan with no direct billing to patients; ancillary revenue is limited to parking fees at hospital sites (e.g., Site Glen day rates from $6.75-$11.50, frequent-user passes, and reduced-rate parking at Le Neuro's Molson Stadium lot). The customer base is structurally broad — Quebec residents, pediatric patients, neurological and oncology patients, and a meaningful Indigenous population from Northern Quebec (approximately 315 Indigenous women give birth at CUSM annually, plus Inuit and Cree dialysis and respiratory programs) — but funding-side concentration is essentially single-payer through the Quebec Ministry of Health.

Name

Centre universitaire de santé McGill

Legal name

Centre universitaire de santé McGill

Website

https://cusm.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) is a publicly funded Quebec university health centre operating multiple Montreal hospital sites, delivering tertiary and quaternary care, biomedical research through IR-CUSM, and clinical education affiliated with McGill University.

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Specialized hospital care
• Academic medical center
• Biomedical research services
• Medical education training
• Tertiary healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) is a public university health network that delivers specialized tertiary and quaternary hospital care, biomedical and clinical research, and medical education across multiple hospital sites in Montreal. Services span emergency medicine, surgery, oncology, neurology and neurosurgery, pediatrics, high-risk obstetrics, nephrology and transplantation, reproductive health, and trauma care. The institution is affiliated with McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and operates the Institut de recherche du CUSM (IR-CUSM) with over 450 researchers and approximately 1,200 students and trainees.

Product overview

Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) is a university health network comprising multiple hospital sites: Site Glen, Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants (pediatric), Hôpital général de Montréal, Hôpital de Lachine, Le Neuro (neurological institute), and Centre de la reproduction. Services span general and specialized acute care, pediatrics, neurology, oncology, trauma, and reproductive health. Digital offerings include telehealth services, the Eureka digital navigation system, and an online referral portal. Innovation centers include the Centre IMPACT and Centre de simulation pédiatrique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre IMPACT: Initiative launched in June 2026 to accelerate innovation in healthcare
• Eureka
• EndoCARES
• Centre de simulation pédiatrique
• Centre des arts et du patrimoine RBC
• MUSIC
• Stenoa
• Le Neuro (L'Institut-hôpital neurologique de Montréal)

Products and services

• Site Glen (Glen Site Hospital) The main CUSM hospital campus housing multiple services, 24/7 emergency care, and specialized units, including the Centre de la reproduction du CUSM. Free parking under 2 hours; serves as the consolidated acute care and specialty services hub.
• Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants (Montreal Children's Hospital) Pediatric hospital providing specialized care for children and adolescents up to age 18, including pediatric trauma, oncology, cardiology, neurology, burns, eating disorders, mental health, and the Centre de simulation pédiatrique. Handles over 4,000 pediatric emergency visits per summer season.
• Hôpital général de Montréal (Montreal General Hospital) Acute care hospital offering general and specialized medical services including cardiology, surgery, emergency care, and the Haemodynamics Laboratory that deploys the Stenoa cloud platform for heart attack care coordination.
• Hôpital de Lachine et Pavillon Camille-Lefebvre (CHSLD) Hospital including the Pavillon Camille-Lefebvre long-term care facility (CHSLD), providing acute and long-term care services to the Lachine community and surrounding areas.
• Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal) Neurological hospital and research institute providing specialized diagnosis, medical treatment, and neurosurgery for adult and pediatric neurological conditions, including epilepsy monitoring, ALS, Parkinson's, brain tumors, and neuroimaging. Hosts Canada's only bilingual training program in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.
• Centre de la reproduction du CUSM Reproductive health centre offering fertility services and treatments, including assisted reproduction; located at 888 boul. de Maisonneuve Est, Suite 200, Montreal.
• Centre du cancer des Cèdres (Cedars Cancer Centre) Cancer treatment centre within the CUSM network providing oncology services including radiotherapy, immunotherapy, surgical oncology, and participation in international clinical trials; supported by the Cedars Cancer Foundation.
• Centre IMPACT Healthcare innovation acceleration initiative launched in June 2026 to drive innovation across CUSM.
• Centre de simulation pédiatrique (Pediatric Simulation Centre) World-class pediatric simulation centre opened in May 2023 offering training directly in real pediatric care environments for healthcare professionals.
• EndoCARES (Endometriosis Center) First multidisciplinary reference centre in Quebec for multisystemic endometriosis, providing accelerated access to specialized diagnostic imaging and multidisciplinary surgical care.
• Eureka Digital Navigation System Digital orientation and wayfinding system deployed at the Glen Site to help patients and visitors navigate the hospital campus.
• Télésanté CUSM (CUSM Telehealth) Telehealth service enabling remote medical consultations, follow-up appointments, and specialist consultations via secure video conferencing for patients.
• Portail de référence du CUSM (CUSM Reference Portal) Online referral portal that enables referring physicians and specialists to submit specialist consultation requests and diagnostic test requests digitally for their patients.
• OPTILAB-CUSM Laboratory Network Laboratory network providing biochemical and medical testing services to various healthcare establishments across Quebec, improving diagnostic capabilities and healthcare quality province-wide.
• Institut de recherche du CUSM (IR-CUSM) Research Institute Affiliated research institute employing over 450 researchers and approximately 1,200 students and trainees conducting fundamental, clinical, and evaluative health research, including liquid biopsy development, gene therapy, and harmonized brain death guidelines.
• CUSM Global Surgery Centre Training Programs Global Surgery Centre producing video capsules and virtual training programs (including Ukrainian-language modules) to support physician training on war injury treatment internationally.
• AI-Enhanced Radiotherapy Program First-in-Quebec AI-enhanced radiotherapy treatment program improving precision and speed of cancer treatment delivery, launched in 2024.
• AI-Assisted Medical Imaging and Diagnostics AI applications in radiology and diagnostic imaging to improve detection and treatment planning, implemented starting January 2025.
• AI-Based Portable Sensor Patient Monitoring Platform AI-capable portable sensor platform developed by researchers at L'Institut and McGill University for real-time patient monitoring.
• Virtual Reality Patient Relaxation Program Virtual reality pilot program launched at the Montreal Children's Hospital to help pediatric patients relax during care.
• World-First Phase I Radioligand Therapy Clinical Trial for HER2-Positive Cancers World-first Phase I clinical trial for radioligand therapy in HER2-positive cancers, launched June 2026 at CUSM's oncology service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 pediatric emergency visits per summer season at the Montreal Children's Hospital
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• StenoacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2023The Haemodynamics Laboratory at the Montreal General Hospital partnered with Stenoa, a startup founded by Dr Jeremy Levett, to deploy a cloud-based platform that streamlines critical care coordination, secure communication, and real-time data analysis across the healthcare system — from pre-hospital settings to specialized hospitals. The platform was designed to accelerate heart attack treatment times.
• Ukrainian medical institutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The CUSM Global Surgery Centre produced video capsules translated into Ukrainian to help Ukrainian physicians treat war injuries. This was part of McGill's broader initiative to provide virtual training for Ukrainian healthcare staff.
• Cree Health Board (Conseil cri de la santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUSM nephrologists collaborated with the Cree Health Board to open a Dialysis Training and Home Care Centre and a Respiratory Clinic in Waskaganish, called Ispeyimuunikaitmikw (Centre of Hope). The centre enables patients to perform peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis treatments at home.
• McGill UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUSM is affiliated with McGill University's Faculty of Medicine. The affiliation integrates clinical care, research, and medical education. McGill students and residents train at CUSM facilities, and CUSM researchers hold academic appointments at McGill.
• CHEO Research InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUSM researchers (Dr Adam Shapiro) collaborated with scientists at the CHEO Research Institute (Ottawa) to identify a new genetic variant causing primary ciliary dyskinesia in Inuit populations from Nunavut and Nunavik.
• Canadian Society of Intensive Care, Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Medical AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Dr Sam Shemie at IR-CUSM, a partnership with the Canadian Society of Intensive Care, Canadian Blood Services, and the Canadian Medical Association produced Canada's 2023 harmonized clinical practice guidelines on the brain-based definition of death, involving 60 multidisciplinary contributors across Canada.
• Santé QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUSM is an established healthcare institution under Santé Québec (the provincial health authority), which oversees funding, governance, and policy. Inter-facility staff mobility programs are facilitated through Santé Québec.
• Various Quebec healthcare institutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUSM collaborates with other Quebec healthcare institutions for patient referrals, inter-hospital transfers, and shared care pathways. OPTILAB-CUSM serves multiple healthcare establishments across Quebec.
• Cedars Cancer FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cedars Cancer Foundation supports the Centre du cancer des Cèdres, providing funding for cancer care and hosting free weekly music concerts for oncology patients and their families.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• University Health Network (UHN): Toronto-based academic health network comprising multiple hospitals (Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret, Toronto Rehab), affiliated with the University of Toronto. Comparable as a research-intensive Canadian university health network with multi-site structure and similar tertiary/quaternary case mix.
• The Ottawa Hospital: Major academic health sciences centre affiliated with the University of Ottawa, providing tertiary care, research, and teaching across multiple sites. Directly comparable as a Canadian publicly-funded university hospital network with similar scope of specialized services.
• Vancouver General Hospital: BC's largest academic health centre operated by Vancouver Coastal Health and affiliated with UBC, delivering tertiary and quaternary care including trauma, neurosciences, and cancer. Comparable as a Canadian publicly-funded university hospital with similar tertiary mandate.
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: Toronto-based academic health sciences centre affiliated with the University of Toronto, providing tertiary trauma, cancer, cardiac, and high-risk maternity care. Comparable to CUSM as a Canadian university-affiliated hospital with research mandate and similar specialty programs.
• Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM): CHUM is the other major French-language university health centre in Montreal, providing tertiary and quaternary care, research, and teaching affiliated with Université de Montréal. Directly comparable to CUSM as the closest geographic peer serving the same patient base across overlapping specialties.
• CHU de Québec-Université Laval: Quebec's other major university hospital centre, affiliated with Université Laval, offering specialized acute care, research, and teaching. Direct peer within the same provincial healthcare system with similar tertiary mandate and Quebec public funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Alberta Health Services: Provincial-wide integrated health system in Alberta operating hospitals, clinics, and continuing care across the province. Comparable as a broader publicly-funded Canadian health delivery organization but at much larger provincial scale rather than a single university centre.
• Mayo Clinic: US-based integrated academic medical centre renowned for specialty care, research, and education across multiple sites. Comparable as a globally recognized multi-site academic medical centre with similar research and clinical innovation profile, though US-based and much larger in scale.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Major US academic medical centre in Los Angeles affiliated with research and training, offering quaternary specialty care, AI-driven diagnostics, and clinical trials. Comparable as a leading research-intensive academic medical centre with similar specialty depth, though US-based and privately operated.

Regional players

• CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont): Montreal-based integrated university health and social services centre operating Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, affiliated with Université de Montréal. Comparable as a Montreal tertiary academic hospital but with a more community-focused mandate and different geographic catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

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