Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ) is a network of three teaching hospitals affiliated with the medical school of Université Laval and several specialized institutions in Quebec City, Canada. It was created by the merger in December 1995 of three large teaching hospitals: It also includes: The Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval site offers extensive and specialized pediatric services. The CHU de Québec Research Center houses a Biosafety level 3 laboratory for pathogens of human and animal provenance. CHUQ is the largest institutional employer in Quebec City: its staff includes 672 specialist doctors, 237 family doctors, 2659 nurses, 96 pharmacists, 19 dentists, and 1492 other health care professionals and technicians.