Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (HMR) is a university hospital located in the Rosemont / Petite-Patrie / Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area of Montréal, Québec. It operates under the CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and is affiliated with the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine. It was formed in 1971 by merging two earlier hospitals.

Size, Capacity & Bed Count

• The hospital has around 800 beds providing acute care, teaching, and specialized medicine.
• It handles many patients annually, including for emergency medicine, outpatient clinics, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, etc.

Clinical & Specialized Services

• There is a full emergency department accessible 24 hours a day, including psychiatric emergency services.
• Specialized clinics include: Allergies & immunology; oncology (including radio-oncology); cardiology; nephrology; reproductive endocrinology / fertility; general, colorectal, thoracic, vascular, neuro-surgery; plastic surgery; internal medicine investigation; pneumology; diabetes day centre; pain management centre.
• The hospital is also a site for clinical trials (through its Research Centre, e.g. Catalis platform), with investigational drug management, imaging, ethical oversight etc.

Access & Infrastructure

• Address: 5415, boulevard de l’Assomption, Montréal QC H1T 2M4. Main phone: 514-252-3400.
• Multiple pavilions: Rachel-Tourigny (direction générale), radio-oncology, pavillons Maisonneuve, deSève, Marcel-Lamoureux, Ronald & Herbert Black, etc. There is also a dialysis centre, ambulatory care centre (CSA), and a polyclinic in the hospital complex.
• Parking: there are three paid parking lots; mobile app payment is accepted; entrances from boulevard de l’Assomption (north and south).
• Public transit: served by STM buses (e.g. 131, 197) and near Assomption metro station (~1 km walk).

Strengths & Challenges

Strengths:

• Broad scope of services including many specialized and ultra-specialized care options, making it a reference hospital for many pathologies.
• Strong research infrastructure and involvement in clinical trials, which helps bring cutting-edge care.
• Accessibility of the emergency department 24/7 and many outpatient / day-medicine clinics helping reduce burden on inpatient services.

Challenges / Considerations:

• It is an older hospital; some infrastructure is aging (this is mentioned in sources that note issues of building condition).
• Wait times for non-urgent consultations and specialist referrals can be long, depending on clinic and demand.
• Parking availability and cost, plus access during peak times or construction / road works, may complicate visits.
• Navigation through multiple pavilions and ambulatory vs inpatient units can be confusing for new visitors; signage and wayfinding may vary.

Practical Information

• For blood draws, lab tests there is a centre de prélèvements with its own schedule.
• Polyclinique Maisonneuve-Rosemont is part of the complex though some services there are managed separately.
• Specialist clinic-by-appointment is usual for many services; some day-clinics and day-surgeries are provided.
• For emergencies, the main emergency entrance is on boulevard de l’Assomption. Psychiatric emergency also operates.