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Emergencies

All embassies are in Ottawa. The U.S. consulate in Montréal is open weekdays 8:30–noon; additionally it's open Wednesday 2–3:30 pm. The U.S. Consulate maintains a list of medical specialists in the Montréal area.

In Montréal, the main English-language hospital is the Montréal General Hospital (McGill University Health Centre). Many pharmacies in Montréal stay open until midnight, including Jean Coutu and Pharmaprix stores. Some are open around the clock, including the Pharmaprix on chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges.

In Québec City, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec is the city's largest institution and incorporates the teaching hospitals Pavillon CHUL in Ste-Foy and Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu, the main hospital in Vieux-Québec. Most outlets of the big pharmacy chains in the region (including Jean Coutu, Brunet and Uniprix) are open every day and offer free delivery.

Foreign Embassies and Consulates

U.S. Consulate General. 1155 rue St-Alexandre, Montréal, Québec, H3B 1Z1. 514/398–9695; montreal.usconsulate.gov.

U.S. Consulate General. 2 pl. Terrasse Dufferin, Québec City, Québec, G1R 4T9. 418/692–2095; quebec.usconsulate.gov.

U.S. Embassy. 490 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 1G8. 613/688–5335; canada.usembassy.gov.

Hospitals

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Pavillon CHUL. 2705 boul. Laurier, Ste-Foy, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G2. 418/525–4444; 418/654–2114; www.chuq.qc.ca.

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Pavillon Hôtel-Dieu. 11 côte du Palais, Upper Town, Québec City, Québec, G1R 2J6. 418/525–4444; 418/691–5042; www.chuq.qc.ca/fr/le_chuq/nos_etablissements/hdq.

Montréal General Hospital (McGill University Health Centre). 1650 av. Cedar, Downtown, Montréal, Québec, H3G 1A4. 514/934–1934; muhc.ca/mgh.

Pharmacies

Pharmaprix. Québec. 800/746–7737 ; www1.pharmaprix.ca/en/home.

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