Allan Memorial Institute

Allan Memorial Institute Institut Allan Memorial
McGill University Health Centre
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Location in Montreal
Geography
Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°30′21″N 73°34′56″W / 45.5059°N 73.5821°W / 45.5059; -73.5821Coordinates: 45°30′21″N 73°34′56″W / 45.5059°N 73.5821°W / 45.5059; -73.5821
Organization
Care system	RAMQ (Quebec medicare)
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Network	McGill University Health Centre
Services
Speciality	Psychiatry
History
Opened	1940
Closed	May 1, 2015 (as a hospital)
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

The Allan Memorial Institute (AMI; French: Institut Allan Memorial), also known colloquially as "The Allan", is a former psychiatric hospital and research institute located at 1025 Pine Avenue West in Montreal, Quebec.^[1]

It is situated on the slope of Mount Royal on the McGill University downtown campus in what was the Golden Square Mile of Montreal. It is named in memory of Sir Hugh Allan, whose former mansion, Ravenscrag, it occupies.^[2]

The Allan Memorial's emergency room and use as an active psychiatric hospital ceased in 2015, when a new, modern, psychiatry department was opened at the Montreal General Hospital.^[3]

It currently houses outpatient psychiatric services for Montreal General Hospital, part of the McGill University Health Centre.

Although currently a respected institution, the Institute is also known for its darker role in the CIA's Project MKUltra, an initiative to develop drug-induced mind control. MKUltra experimentation was undertaken at the Institute between 1957 and 1964 by its founding director, Donald Ewen Cameron.

See also[]

• Douglas Hospital
• Project MKUltra
• Royal Victoria Hospital
• William Sargant

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Allan Memorial Institute at Wikimedia Commons
• Psychology Department – Royal Victoria Hospital
• Psychiatry Clinic – McGill University Health Centre
• Mental Health – McGill University Health Centre
• Allan Memorial Institute "Ravenscrag"