Overview
Although public healthcare is of superior standards, it is usually not free for visitors. Therefore, getting a traveller's health insurance plan is highly recommended before you arrive in Montreal. It is advisable to carry the insurance papers around in cases of emergency. Prescribed medication should be brought from the home country and should be carried around at all times.
Tapwater is safe to drink, and public toilets are safe to use. In 2007 Montreal was ranked as the world's 10th cleanest city by Forbes Magazine. Smoking is socially unacceptable, and disallowed on buses, the metro, inside government facilities, in bars and restaurants, and in public areas like malls, banks and cinemas.
McGill University Health Centre: A network of hospitals around the city that are affiliated with McGill University provide health services in English and French, to locals and tourists both, although the charges for foreigners are usually higher. The health center consists of :
* Montreal General Hospital
Address: Room B6-144 1650 Cedar Avenue Montreal, QC Canada H3G 1A4 Tel: (514) 934-8010 Fax: (514) 934-8237
Opened to the public in 1819 as only a 24 bed facility, this hospital is now reputed as one of the oldest and best health institutions in North America for diagnosis and treatment of diseases as well as its research and teaching.
* Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Address: 3801 University Street Montreal, Quebec Canada, H3A 2B4 Tel: (514) 398-6644 Info: [email protected]
Undoubtedly a pioneer in neurological teaching and research in the region. Provides excellent services to neuropsychological and neuromuscular disorders. Also an excellent center for teaching about neurological diseases.
* The Montreal Chest Institute Address: 3650 St-Urbain Montreal, Quebec H2X 2P4 Tel: (514) 934-1934
This hospital deals in various disorders associated with the lungs and the respiratory track. A specialty is the attentive and helpful nurses who are always accessible at any time for a patient who needs them. The institute is also a teaching center in chest diseases.
* The Royal Victoria Hospital Address: 687 Pine Avenue West Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1 Tel: (514) 934-1934
Another of the hospitals managed by the McGill University Health Center. Provides facilities for general healthcare.
* The Montreal Children's Hospital Address: McGill University Health Centre 2300 Tupper St. Montreal, QC Canada, H3H 1P3 Main Tel: (514) 412-4400 Emergency: (514) 412-4499
