Hearst, ON · Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Hôpital Notre-Dame Hospital is a fully accredited 44-bed rural hospital located at 1405 Edward St in Hearst, Ontario, serving the Cochrane District and surrounding Northern Ontario communities including Mattice-Val Côté, Hornepayne, Longlac, and Constance Lake First Nation. The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no referral required, and provides acute care for residents across a vast, remote region. As a Level C facility, it is best suited for urgent and emergent care needs typical of a rural community hospital; patients requiring advanced specialty interventions may be stabilized and transferred to a larger regional centre.
Notre-Dame Hospital is noted as a fully accessible facility, which indicates accessible parking is available on-site. For specific details on parking locations, costs, or accessibility features, contact the hospital directly at 705-362-4291.
Hearst is a small, remote Northern Ontario community with no documented public transit service to this facility. Visitors should plan to arrive by personal vehicle. The hospital is located at 1405 Edward St at the corner of Edward St and 15th St.
No historical wait time data is currently available for this facility. As a general guide, rural emergency departments in smaller communities tend to be less congested on weekday mornings. For non-life-threatening concerns, mid-morning on weekdays is typically a calmer period.
No historical wait time data is available. Emergency departments across Ontario generally see higher volumes on evenings, weekends, and holidays. If your condition is not immediately life-threatening, consider calling Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000) first to assess whether an ER visit is necessary.
Emergency departments use triage — patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Wait times are estimates based on Ontario health data using historical volumes, current patient counts, and staffing. Actual wait times may vary.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.