Hospitals

Founded more than 100 years ago and located at 3175 chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, in Montreal, the CHU Sainte-Justine is one of the four largest pediatric centres in America. A leader in pediatric medicine, the CHU Sainte-Justine has more than 5,000 employees, including approximately 500 doctors, dentists and pharmacists. The cardiology clinic, located on the 6th floor (block 9), receives nearly 9,000 visits per year. To avoid unnecessary travel, parents have the option of having their child undergo all the necessary examinations on the same day (blood test, X-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress test, etc.). This is the hospital where the most heart surgeries and catheterizations are performed in a year. In addition, a great deal of research, particularly in fetal cardiology and cardiac genetics, is carried out there.

More information is available on the clinic’s Website.

Affiliated to the McGill University Health Center, the Montreal Children’s Hospital has been the source of countless innovations in terms of pediatric medicine over the years. With cardiology among its list of specialties, it offers diagnostic, treatment and consultation services to children with heart disease and their families. In 2012, the Hospital broke the record for a patient connected to a mechanical heart for the longest time: Vincent Lambert, 15, with the help of the Montreal Children’s Hospital and En Cœur, managed to hold on for 10 months while waiting for his transplant.

Inaugurated in 1954 and initially bearing the name Hôpital Sainte-Foy, the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval (CHUL) is affiliated to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ) and specializes in pediatric emergencies. It houses the Centre mère-enfant Soleil and offers various services to the residents of Eastern Quebec. The pediatric cardiology department is located on the 1st level of the building, wing A.

With 6,084 employees, including 644 doctors and pharmacists, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) performs nearly 26,500 surgeries every year. It stands out for its personalized service and proximity between doctor and patient, as well as for its clinical research work, particularly in fetal echocardiography. It comprises a clinic specializing in pediatric cardiology that offers pulse oximetry, resting and stress electrocardiography, ambulatory electrocardiography (Holter) and echocardiography.