Hôpital Pierre Boucher
Hospital in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
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Pierre Boucher Hospital (French: Hôpital Pierre-Boucher, pronounced [opital pjɛʁ buʃe]) is a Canadian hospital located on Jacques Cartier Boulevard in Longueuil, Quebec. Inaugurated in 1982, the hospital is the regional health centre for 245,000 people located in the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil, as well as the cities and towns of Boucherville, Varennes, Verchères, Sainte-Julie, Saint-Amable, Calixa-Lavallée and Contrecœur.[1]
| Hôpital Pierre-Boucher Pierre Boucher Hospital | |
|---|---|
| CSSS Pierre-Boucher | |
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  Location in Greater Montreal | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1333 Jacques-Cartier East, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45.5382°N 73.4584°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | RAMQ (Quebec medicare) |
| Type | Acute care |
| Services | |
| Level I trauma centre | |
| Beds | 329 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The hospital provides general, specialized and ultraspecialized health care, and is also the location of 3,400 births per year.[2] The hospital is home to 329 beds, and its emergency department is overcrowded at 55,000 visits per year.[2] In 2003, the Government of Quebec invested $60 million into the hospital, which was expanded and renovated. The hospital also transfers patients to the nearby, larger, Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne.
