The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) des Laurentides has announced a temporary relocation of the birth unit at Hôpital de Saint-Eustache to Hôpital de Saint-Jérôme, revising an earlier plan that had called for a transfer to Laval.
According to the CISSS des Laurentides, the transfer would have taken effect on December 12, 2025, at 8 a.m. and is expected to last approximately three months. The decision follows what the organization described as an exceptional mobilization of obstetrician-gynecologists, family physicians who attend deliveries, and care teams from both Saint-Eustache and Saint-Jérôme.
Initially, health authorities had announced that birth services from Saint-Eustache would be temporarily moved to Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval as of December 5. However, the CISSS indicated that the strong collaboration between medical staff and care teams made it possible to maintain services at Saint-Eustache for an additional week and then relocate them to Saint-Jérôme instead of Laval.
As of December 12, the physicians and care teams from the Saint-Eustache birth unit will continue their work at Hôpital de Saint-Jérôme. Pregnant women will therefore receive care from the same medical and nursing teams, but in a different location. The CISSS des Laurentides stated that this sustained collaboration between the two hospitals’ birth units is intended to ensure continuity of care for expectant mothers across the Laurentides region.
Health authorities emphasized that the situation is temporary and is primarily due to a significant shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists at the Saint-Eustache birth unit. The CISSS des Laurentides said it is continuing recruitment efforts in order to restore delivery services at Hôpital de Saint-Eustache as quickly as possible.
No action is required from pregnant women who had planned to give birth at Hôpital de Saint-Eustache. They will be informed directly by the health professional overseeing their pregnancy follow-up. Additional information is available on the “Labour and Delivery” page of the CISSS des Laurentides website.
