Hôpital du Haut-Saint-Maurice

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About Hôpital du Haut-Saint-Maurice

The Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Haut-Saint-Maurice, located at 885 Boulevard Ducharme in La Tuque, Quebec, is the primary health and emergency care facility for the Haut-Saint-Maurice region. Operating as a community-level hospital within the CIUSSS MCQ university-integrated network, its 24/7 emergency department features 7 stretcher bays and is best suited for urgent and general emergency care needs. Patients requiring highly specialized interventions such as cardiac surgery or major trauma care may be transferred to larger regional centres within the CIUSSS MCQ network.

Services & Specialties

24/7 Emergency Department (Salle d'urgence), Hospitalization, Radiology / Medical Imaging, Specimen Collection (Prélèvements / Lab Services), Vaccination, Psychosocial Support Services, Family Medicine (GMF Haut-Saint-Maurice, co-located), Rehabilitation Services (CRDPA – Physical and Auditory Disabilities), Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder Access Services, Services in French, English, and Attikamek.

Amenities

• Crutch rentals (béquilles) available on-site — fees may apply
• Administrative services available 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• GMF (family medicine group) co-located on-site
• Multilingual services: French, English, and Attikamek

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Tips Before You Go

• This is La Tuque's only hospital and the sole emergency facility for the Haut-Saint-Maurice region — it is your primary option for urgent care in the area.
• The ED has 7 stretcher bays, so it is a smaller community facility — patients with life-threatening or highly complex conditions should be aware that transfer to a larger CIUSSS MCQ centre may be necessary.
• Services are available in French, English, and Attikamek — let staff know your preferred language upon arrival.
• Bring coins or a payment card for the paid parking lot.

What to Bring

• Quebec health insurance card (carte d'assurance maladie / RAMQ card)
• Government-issued photo ID (driver's licence or passport)
• List of current medications, doses, and allergies
• Provincial health card or private insurance information
• Emergency contact name and phone number
• Comfortable clothing and a warm layer (ERs can be cool)
• Snacks, water, and entertainment for potential wait times
• Any relevant medical records, imaging, or referral documents

Parking

On-site paid parking (stationnement payant) is available at 885 Boulevard Ducharme. A separate parking area serves the nearby building at 861 Boulevard Ducharme. Current rates are listed on the CIUSSS MCQ website. Contact the hospital at 819-523-4581 or consult the CIUSSS MCQ website for current rates and accessible parking details.

Getting There

No specific public transit routes or bus stops serving this facility have been confirmed. La Tuque is a smaller regional city; contact the City of La Tuque or local transit services for current route information.

Frequently Asked Questions

About ER Wait Times

Emergency departments use triage. Patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.

Wait times are ERstat’s estimates, built from what hospitals publish, or from our model where a hospital publishes no wait. They are not the hospital’s own figures. Actual waits may vary.

This hospital does not publish a live wait, so the figure above comes from our model rather than from its own feed. We publish how that model performs where it can be checked, at the hospitals that do publish. See the accuracy scorecard, or how we work the number out.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.