Departments

Anesthesia

Our department provides anesthesia services to patients in the OR, diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology, gastroenterology, cardiac catheterization, hematology-oncology and respirology, and provides anesthesia service to the Shriners Hospital for Children, Quebec. An Anesthesia Consultation Service is available for patients with certain conditions (e.g. asthma) who should be seen prior to their surgery date.

Allergy and immunology

The Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the MCH is the largest pediatric allergy practice in Canada.

Ethics

IMPORTANT: We invite you to visit the Center for Applied Ethics page and to contact the call center (53333) to request a consultation with the clinical ethics advisor.

Dysphagia

A multi-disciplinary referral clinic for patients with dysphagia and feeding difficulties.

Surgery (Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery)

Patients are at the heart of our mission. The Pediatric General Surgery team, made up of surgeons, nurses and other staff members, understands that surgery can be stressful for a child and the family. We respect every patient’s needs and work together to ensure the child’s well-being.

Pharmacy

The Montreal Children’s Hospital Pharmacy prepares and distributes medication used in the hospital and its clinics.

Here is an important update on the shortage of ibuprofen/acetaminophen products for children and what you should know as a parent.

Clinical Nutrition

Psychology

The Department of Psychology is thoroughly integrated into every facet of care for chronically ill children and their families and committed to the highest standard of care.

Dentistry

The department of Dentistry provides a full range of dental services to children and adolescents who have complicated dental problems and/or medical problems requiring hospital-based dental treatments. All specialties are represented which allows for complete oral rehabilitations, at chair side or under general anesthesia.. The department provides comprehensive treatment for traumatic injuries, early childhood caries, cleft lips and palate, maxillo/craniofacial deformities and other genetic malformations that demand a multidisciplinary approach unique to the department.

Audiology

The main role of the Audiology Department of the Montreal Children’s hospital is to evaluate hearing, and support children with hearing loss and their families. Hearing is always evaluated in the context of communication development and global development of the child.

We evaluate children from 0 to 18 years of age. They are referred to us for various reasons, such as parental concern, having failed a hearing screening, presenting a language or developmental delay, having ear infections or to monitor the hearing in view of a medical issue.