The
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (
CHUM, translated as Montreal University Health Centre) is one of two major healthcare networks in the city of
Montreal,
Quebec. It is a
teaching institution affiliated with the French-language
Université de Montréal. The CHUM is one of the largest hospitals in
Canada; a public not-for-profit corporation, it receives most of its funding from Quebec taxpayers through the
Ministry of Health and Social Services as mandated by the
Canada Health Act. The CHUM's primary mission is to provide
inpatient and
ambulatory care to its immediate urban clientele and specialized and ultraspecialized services to the broader metropolitan and provincial population. Its mandate also includes
pure and
applied research, teaching, and the evaluation of medical technology and best healthcare practices.