General Information
The Pontiac Hospital offers services in both languages, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
819-647-2211, ext. 2182
200 Argue St., PO Box 280
Shawville (Québec) J0X 2Y0
Visiting Hours
Regular Visiting Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Intensive Care: 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m., 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m., 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Maternity and Newborn Care : 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for siblings and grand-parents only, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Collection Centre
Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Collection Centre is closed during civic holidays.
The Hospital in Numbers
- 38 acute care beds
- 2 operating rooms
- One (1) endoscopy service to screen for bowel cancer
- One (1) active obstetrical unit
Between April 2018 and March 2019, 953 surgical procedures were performed, of which :
- 484 were general surgeries for bowel cancer, gallbladders, hernias, appendix, etc.
- 457 were cataract surgeries
- 1,046 endoscopy procedures
- 25 Caesarian sections
The Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation (FHC Pontiac)