Medical imaging – Rouyn-Noranda hospital

Information to have on hand

  • Your name
  • Your date of birth
  • Your health insurance card
  • Your hospital card

Certain tests can be carried out on the same day such as conventional radiography. For specialized testing, the secretary will provide you with an appointment based on priority and availability of our waiting lists.

Location

4, 9e Rue
Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 2B2

 

Services

General radiography

No appointment necessary, from 8 am to midnight

 

Fluoroscopy (examination of digestive track and arthrography)

Your requisition was sent directly from your doctor’s office to the radiology department. The secretary will contact you to offer you an appointment in due course.

It is important to follow the required preparation to the letter otherwise, your test will be postponed.

You must inform your doctor if you are allergic to iodine. He can prescribe an allergies medication.

Appointments are from 8 am to 4 pm.

 

Ultrasound

Your requisition was sent directly from your doctor’s office to the radiology department. The secretary will contact you to offer you an appointment in due course.

However, if the doctor gave you the requisition, you must send it directly to the radiology department.

It is important to follow the required preparation to the letter otherwise, your test will be postponed.

Appointments are from 8 am to 4 pm.

 

Mammography

For a mammogram screening from the Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program, simply follow the directions contained in the letter you received or call the radiology department to make an appointment.

For a diagnostic mammogram, your requisition was sent directly from your doctor’s office to the radiology department. The secretary will contact you to offer you an appointment in due course.

However, if your doctor gave you the requisition, you must contact the radiology department to make an appointment. You must bring the requisition with you to your appointment or your test will be postponed.

Appointments are from 8 am to 4 pm.

 

CT scan

Your requisition was sent directly from your doctor’s office to the radiology department. The secretary will contact you to offer you an appointment in due course.

However, if the doctor gave you the requisition, you must send it directly to the radiology department

It is important to follow the required preparation to the letter otherwise, your test will be postponed.

You must inform your doctor if you are allergic to iodine. He can prescribe you allergy medication.

Appointments are from 8 am to 8:45 pm.

 

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

Your requisition was sent directly from your doctor’s office to the radiology department. The secretary will contact you to offer you an appointment in due course.

For your safety, it is important to mention if you perhaps have a foreign metal object in your eyes or elsewhere in your body.

You must also inform the doctor if you are allergic to contrast agents used in MRIs. He can prescribe you allergy medication.

The MRI machine travels to the hospital in Amos, La Sarre, Rouyn-Noranda and Val d’Or several days a month. You will be contacted with an appointment date. Appointments are from 8 am to midnight every day of the week.

 

Angiography

Your requisition was sent directly from your doctor’s office to the radiology department. The secretary will contact you to offer you an appointment in due course.

It is important to follow the required preparation to the letter otherwise, your test will be postponed.

You must inform your doctor if you are allergic to iodine. He can prescribe you allergy medication.

Appointments are from 8 am to 4 pm several days a month.