| 1955 |
Creation of the Jewish Convalescent Centre by the Jewish Community – a 15-bed non-sectarian institution located at 3100 Levesque Boulevard West in the Village of l’Abord-à-Plouffe (a constituent village of the City of Chomedey, Laval). |
| 1962 |
Facing a growing demand for its services, the centre doubled its capacity to 30 beds by renting a second house across the street. |
| 1964 |
Purchase of a vacant lot located at 3205 Alton-Goldbloom Place and the start of construction on a 120-bed convalescent hospital (our current site). |
| 1964 |
The name of the institution changes to the Jewish Convalescent Hospital. |
| 1965 |
The hospital starts moving away from convalescence care and towards active rehabilitation. The focus is on developing inpatient services in neurology, orthopedics and subacute care. |
| 1966 |
Inauguration of the new site. The JRH remains the only hospital on Jesus Island until 1978. |
| 1968 |
The hospital becomes accredited by Accreditation Canada for the first time. |
| 1984 |
The name of the hospital is changed to the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital. |
| 1995 |
An expansion project (Pavilion B) adds physical space for the development of ambulatory services and research. |
| 1996 |
The Laval Regional Health Board confers upon the JRH, the mandate of regional centre for the care of adults and children with physical disabilities in Laval. |
| Since 1996 |
Substantial development of our programs and services in rehabilitation. |
| 2005 |
Creation of the first Technical Aids Service in Laval providing service to individuals (children and adults) with functional incapacities requiring technical aids relating to mobility and posture. |
| 2005 |
An expansion project adds 35,058 square feet (Pavilion D) allowing for the expansion of our ambulatory programs, the addition of 12 beds to our permit (132 total beds) as well as additional space for research. |
| 2009 |
Relocation of the Technical Aids Service to a 14,500 square foot building located at 560 Cartier Boulevard West. |
