HÔPITAL DE GASPÉ

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About HÔPITAL DE GASPÉ

Hôpital de Gaspé (Hôtel-Dieu de Gaspé) at 215 Boulevard de York Ouest is the primary acute care facility serving Gaspé and the surrounding communities of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. Operating around the clock every day of the year, its emergency department provides general and specialized emergency care for residents across this rural region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. As a regional hospital and the administrative centre for the CISSS de la Gaspésie, it offers a broad range of diagnostic and clinical services; patients requiring highly complex interventions such as advanced cardiac surgery or neurosurgery may be stabilized here and transferred to larger centres.

Services & Specialties

24/7 Emergency Department, General and specialized inpatient care, Day surgery, Day medicine, Ultrasound (échographie), CT scan (tomographie), MRI, Mammography, Radiology and fluoroscopy, ECG, EEG, Doppler, Colonoscopy, Angiography, EMG, Lab and specimen collection (prélèvements), Specialized outpatient clinics, Detoxification services, Sexual assault services, Ambulatory care services.

Amenities

• Wheelchair accessible entrance
• Elevator access
• Stair access (varies by entrance)
• Bilingual services (French and English)
• On-site paid parking

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Tips Before You Go

• Hôpital de Gaspé is the only acute care emergency facility in the immediate Gaspé area — if you are travelling the Peninsula, note that distances to alternative hospitals can be significant, so do not delay seeking care.
• Services are offered in both French and English; you do not need to speak French to receive care here.
• No referral is needed to visit the emergency department — walk-ins are accepted at all hours.
• If you are visiting during peak tourist season on the Gaspé Peninsula (summer months), the ER may be busier than usual due to the influx of visitors — consider arriving earlier in the day for non-life-threatening concerns.
• For complex or highly specialized conditions (e.g., advanced cardiac or neurosurgical emergencies), staff may arrange transfer to a larger centre after initial stabilization — bring a list of your medications and contact information for your regular physician.

What to Bring

• Quebec health insurance card (RAMQ card) or out-of-province health card
• Government-issued photo ID
• List of current medications and dosages
• List of known allergies
• Name and contact information of your family doctor or specialist
• Any relevant medical records, recent test results, or imaging discs
• Personal comfort items (book, phone charger, snacks) in case of a wait
• Payment method for parking fees

Parking

Paid parking is available on site at Hôpital de Gaspé. Specific rates and lot hours were not publicly confirmed; contact the hospital directly at 418-368-3301 for current parking details. The facility is wheelchair accessible with elevator access available.

Getting There

Gaspé is a small, car-dependent municipality and no specific public transit routes serving the hospital were confirmed in available sources. Patients are advised to arrange personal transportation or contact the City of Gaspé directly to verify any available local transit options.

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 estimates based on Quebec health data. Actual wait times may vary.

We check our own accuracy. Forecasting two hours ahead, the ERstat estimate was typically off by 33 minutes against what hospitals themselves later posted, compared with 41 minutes for the hospital's own current figure, and was the closer of the two 58% of the time. See the full scorecard, or how we work the number out.

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