Hotel-Dieu de Levis
HospitalLevis, QC
18-person multiplace. 24/7 emergency.
LEV
Hospital Only
1 facility
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Levis
Quebec. Hotel-Dieu de Levis operates the HBOT programme serving the Quebec City region.
Where can I get hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Levis?
Levis has one hyperbaric oxygen therapy facility: Hotel-Dieu de Levis operates a hospital HBOT programme serving the Quebec City region and eastern Quebec. The unit complements Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal (Quebec's other hospital HBOT programme) by providing local access for Quebec City and Chaudiere-Appalaches residents.
Key facts at a glance
| City | Levis, Quebec |
|---|---|
| Facilities | 1 (1 hospital, 0 private) |
| Provincial plan | RAMQ |
| Coverage | Check with the provincial hospital programme |
| Typical wait | 4 to 10 weeks |
| Emergency | 24/7 at Hotel-Dieu |
| Private cost | Ask the clinic |
| Last updated |
Facilities
1
1 hospital · 0 private
Provincial Plan
RAMQ
Check with the provincial hospital programme
Typical Wait
4 to 10 weeks
For elective indications
Emergency
24/7 at Hotel-Dieu
CO, air embolism, DCS
HBOT Facilities in Levis
HBOT is at Hotel-Dieu de Levis, one of the two hospital hyperbaric centres in Quebec. Physician referral required. No private HBOT currently operates in the Quebec City region.
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Hospital Programmes, Provincial Coverage Available
How Much Does HBOT Cost in Levis?
The national reference for HBOT pricing and coverage across Canada is our Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Cost & Coverage in Canada guide. Below are the specifics for Levis.
Hotel-Dieu de Levis is one of the two hospital hyperbaric centres in Quebec; confirm referral, coverage and any cost with the centre. The Quebec City region has no private HBOT option; off-label indications are referred to Montreal.
At the hospital programme
Confirm with the hospital
Confirm coverage and any cost with the treating hospital before booking.
Private-pay option
Varies by clinic
Some facilities offer private-pay HBOT, typically for conditions outside the recognised indications list. Of the private clinics checked in October 2026, those that publish a price online are in British Columbia and Manitoba, and list $150 to $365 for one person's session. Confirm current pricing directly with the clinic.
Note: Travel and accommodation costs for out-of-region patients are the patient's responsibility.
For Patients
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy cost in Canada: all provinces and cities
Full per-province table, package discounts, what affects price, extended health insurance, and source-traced canonical numbers.
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How to Get a Referral for HBOT in Levis
Obtain a referral from your family physician or specialist to the Hotel-Dieu de Levis hyperbaric unit.
- 1 Confirm your condition is an HBOT indication.
- 2 Ask your family physician, oncologist, or specialist for a referral to the Hotel-Dieu de Levis hyperbaric unit.
- 3 The unit triages referrals by clinical urgency. Emergency indications are treated immediately.
- 4 For elective indications, expect an initial assessment before treatment begins. Wait times typically range from 4 to 10 weeks.
- 5 For faster access or off-label indications, the nearest private option is in Montreal.
Emergency HBOT Access in Levis
In Quebec, in an emergency requiring an ambulance, call 911. The hyperbaric unit at Hotel-Dieu de Levis is hospital-based with emergency 24/7 coverage, as CUHMA's directory lists it.
If you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning, get into fresh air immediately and call 911. For a dive accident or injury, such as suspected decompression sickness, call 911 first, then the Divers Alert Network at +1 (919) 684-9111. A suspected gas embolism is a medical emergency: in an emergency requiring an ambulance, call 911. In Quebec, in an emergency requiring an ambulance, call 911. The hyperbaric unit at Hotel-Dieu de Levis is hospital-based with emergency 24/7 coverage, as CUHMA's directory lists it.
Getting There & Accessibility
Transit, parking, and drop-off details for each facility.
Hotel-Dieu de Levis
143 Rue Wolfe, Levis. STLevis buses serve the hospital. Paid patient parking on site; accessible drop-off at main entrance.
Conditions Commonly Treated
The CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches gives carbon monoxide poisoning, a diver with a decompression problem and complex wounds as examples of cases that can receive hyperbaric medicine services at Hotel-Dieu de Levis.
conditions in Levis
Air or Gas Embolism, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Gas Gangrene, Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome & Acute Traumatic Ischaemia, Decompression Sickness, Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem Wounds, Exceptional Blood Loss (Anaemia), Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections, Chronic Osteomyelitis, Soft Tissue Radiation Necrosis, Radiation Damage Affecting Bone, Compromised Skin Grafts & Flaps, Thermal Burns, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
Local Research Connection
Universite Laval Faculty of Medicine maintains teaching affiliations with Hotel-Dieu de Levis.
Local Context
Hotel-Dieu de Levis is one of only two hospital-based hyperbaric medicine centres in Quebec (the other is Hopital du Sacre-Coeur in Montreal), operated under the CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches health authority. Located on Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River directly opposite Quebec City, the hospital is the regional referral hub for the eastern half of Quebec, with a catchment population of approximately 1.2 million spanning Chaudiere-Appalaches, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, the Gaspe Peninsula, the Cote-Nord, and the Bas-Saint-Laurent. The hospital is teaching-affiliated with the Universite Laval Faculty of Medicine, located 8 km north across the Pierre Laporte and Quebec Bridges. The St. Lawrence River commercial shipping channel (the principal navigable route from the Atlantic to the Great Lakes) generates occasional gas embolism and decompression sickness referrals among working divers and the recreational Gaspe diving community, all of which route through Hotel-Dieu de Levis for hyperbaric treatment.
Recent research relevant to Levis referrals
Latest HBOT evidence in the conditions most commonly treated in Levis
Curated weekly from our database of 14,708+ studies and papers from PubMed, weighted toward Canadian-affiliated research and the condition referral patterns served in Levis.
2013 ·BMC anesthesiology ·Canadian-affiliated
Hemodynamic profiles of intubated and mechanically ventilated carbon monoxide-poisoned patients during systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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2011 ·Exp Physiol ·Canadian-affiliated
Rapid elimination of CO through the lungs: coming full circle 100 years on
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1999 ·Environ Health Perspect ·Canadian-affiliated
An unusual case of carbon monoxide poisoning
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1997 ·Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and behavioral neurology ·Canadian-affiliated
Relationship of short-term verbal memory to the need for hyperbaric oxygen treatment after carbon monoxide poisoning.
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1991 ·Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) ·Canadian-affiliated
A multicenter, prospective study of fetal outcome following accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in pregnancy.
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Patient logistics · Levis
Approximate drive times to HBOT facilities from Levis
Off-peak driving estimates. Treatment courses typically involve near-daily attendance over an extended period, so a realistic round-trip estimate matters when planning.
Downtown → Hotel-Dieu de Levis
5min
2 km · Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins
Saint-Romuald → Hotel-Dieu de Levis
15min
10 km · Route du President-Kennedy
Downtown → Hopital du Sacre-Coeur Montreal
3h
280 km · Autoroute 20 west + Autoroute 40
Estimates only. Confirm via your preferred routing service before travel.
Local referral pathways · Levis
Where Levis clinicians refer patients for HBOT
Most HBOT referrals start with a specialist who first identifies the underlying condition. The institutions below are local entry points patients in Levis commonly pass through before reaching a hyperbaric programme.
Audiology & ENT
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (guideline: HBOT may be offered within 2 weeks)
CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches ENT and Audiology at Hotel-Dieu de Levis
143 rue Wolfe, Levis, QC G6V 3Z1 · 418-835-7121
ENT and audiology services delivered at Levis's South Shore academic hospital, CHAU-affiliated. Cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss that fail corticosteroid therapy are referred on-site to the CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches Hyperbaric Medicine Unit for HBOT.
Verified 2026-05-30
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval Otolaryngology
11 cote du Palais, Quebec City, QC G1R 2J6 · 418-525-4444
University-level tertiary ENT centre across the St. Lawrence from Levis, serving the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudiere-Appalaches catchment. Complex SSNHL or post-surgical hearing cases may be co-managed with the Hotel-Dieu de Levis Hyperbaric Medicine Unit when HBOT adjunct therapy is indicated.
Verified 2026-05-30
Oncology & Cancer Centres
Delayed radiation injury referrals
Centre regional integre de cancerologie at Hotel-Dieu de Levis
143 rue Wolfe, Levis, QC G6V 3Z1 · 418-835-7121
The CRIC is the designated regional oncology centre for Chaudiere-Appalaches, including the Beauce and the Rive-Sud, housing medical oncology, hemato-oncology, and radiation oncology (external radiotherapy and brachytherapy) on the same campus as the CISSS hyperbaric unit. This co-location enables direct on-site referral for delayed radiation injury (soft-tissue and bony necrosis).
Verified 2026-05-30
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval Radiation Oncology
11 cote du Palais, Quebec City, QC G1R 2J6 · 418-525-4444
Quaternary radiation oncology centre at the Hotel-Dieu de Quebec campus, across the St. Lawrence from Levis. Head-and-neck, pelvic, and thoracic cancer patients who develop delayed radiation tissue injury (osteoradionecrosis, radiation cystitis, or proctitis) are referred to the Hotel-Dieu de Levis Hyperbaric Medicine Unit for HBOT via the CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches inter-facility protocol.
Verified 2026-05-30
Wound Care Programs
Diabetic foot ulcers & non-healing wounds
Clinique de plaies complexes at Hotel-Dieu de Levis
143 rue Wolfe, Levis, QC G6V 3Z1 · 418-835-7121
The CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches states that the Clinique de plaies complexes works closely with the hyperbaric medicine service at Hotel-Dieu de Levis.
Verified 2026-05-30
CLSC de Levis Community Nursing and Wound Services
99 rue du Mont-Marie, Levis, QC G6V 0M4 · 418-835-3400
First-contact community wound management for Levis South Shore residents. CLSC nurses assess and dress chronic wounds, triage cases requiring specialist evaluation, and initiate referrals to the Clinique de plaies complexes at Hotel-Dieu de Levis, the gateway to the on-site hyperbaric unit for non-healing wounds.
Verified 2026-05-30
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Nearest Alternatives to Levis
Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal
Montreal, QC · 2.5 hours west
Quebec's other hospital HBOT programme.
Hyperbaric Montreal (private)
Montreal, QC · 2.5 hours west
Quebec's only private HBOT clinic. Self-pay.
Frequently Asked Questions, HBOT in Levis
Does RAMQ cover HBOT in Levis?
Hotel-Dieu de Levis is one of the two hospital hyperbaric centres in Quebec. The CISSS de Chaudiere-Appalaches gives carbon monoxide poisoning, a diver with a decompression problem and complex wounds as examples of cases that can receive hyperbaric medicine services there. For coverage, check with your provincial hospital programme. A physician referral is required.
How much does HBOT cost in Levis?
At Hotel-Dieu de Levis, one of the two hospital hyperbaric centres in Quebec, confirm referral, coverage and any cost with the centre. There is no private HBOT clinic in the Quebec City region; the nearest private option is in Montreal.
How do I get a referral for HBOT in Levis?
Ask your family physician or specialist for a referral to the Hotel-Dieu de Levis hyperbaric unit. Urgent cases proceed as emergencies through the emergency department.
How long is the wait for HBOT at Hotel-Dieu de Levis?
Emergency indications are treated immediately. For elective indications, wait times typically range from 4 to 10 weeks.
Is HBOT available in French at Hotel-Dieu de Levis?
Yes. Hotel-Dieu de Levis operates in French; all hyperbaric care is delivered in French.
Can Quebec City residents use Hotel-Dieu de Levis?
Yes. Hotel-Dieu de Levis serves the entire Quebec City metropolitan region and Chaudiere-Appalaches. The hospital is a 15-minute drive from downtown Quebec City via the Pierre-Laporte Bridge.
How long does an HBOT session last?
A standard session runs 90 to 120 minutes including compression, treatment at 2.0 to 2.4 ATA, and decompression. Most protocols call for 20 to 40 daily sessions, 5 days per week; some radiation indications may require up to 60 sessions.
Is Hotel-Dieu de Levis a diving emergency centre?
The hyperbaric unit at Hotel-Dieu de Levis is hospital-based with emergency 24/7 coverage, as CUHMA's directory lists it. In Quebec, in an emergency requiring an ambulance, call 911.
What is the difference between mild hyperbaric chambers and clinical-grade HBOT in Levis?
Clinical-grade hyperbaric oxygen therapy delivers 100 per cent oxygen inside a Health Canada-licensed chamber. "Mild" or "soft" hyperbaric chambers (sometimes called "oxygen bars" or "recreational chambers") operate at 1.3 ATA or less, sometimes with ambient air rather than concentrated oxygen, and Health Canada has not authorized any soft-shelled hyperbaric chamber for sale in Canada. The clinical evidence base for HBOT references pressures of 2.0 ATA and above; lower-pressure protocols do not produce the same dissolved-oxygen physiology. Private clinics in Levis should disclose their chamber type and operating pressure on request.
How long are hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions in Levis?
A standard HBOT session at clinics and hospital programmes serving Levis lasts 90 to 120 minutes door-to-door: roughly 10 to 15 minutes for compression to treatment depth, 60 to 90 minutes at treatment pressure, and 10 to 15 minutes for decompression. Patients change into chamber-safe cotton clothing, remove all electronics and oils or lotions, and either lie down in a monoplace chamber or sit in a multiplace chamber. Most chronic-condition courses run 20 to 40 sessions delivered daily or near-daily over 4 to 8 weeks; emergency indications use shorter, time-critical protocols.
What to expect at your first HBOT appointment in Levis
An HBOT session takes 90 to 120 minutes door-to-door at 2.0 to 2.4 ATA, with a standard treatment course of 20 to 60 daily weekday sessions. For the full session walkthrough, preparation checklist (what to wear, what to avoid before treatment), common side effects, chamber-type differences, and contraindications, see our What to expect from HBOT guide.
Who should not have HBOT, and the risks and side effects to know about first, are set out on our HBOT safety, risks and side effects page.
Travelling to Levis for HBOT
A standard HBOT course runs 20 to 40 sessions over 4 to 8 weeks. For provincial medical travel grants (including the Northern Health Travel Grant, MTAP, and territorial programmes), Veterans Affairs Canada coverage, interprovincial reciprocal billing rules, and patient accommodation guidance specific to Quebec, see our Canadian medical travel guide for HBOT patients.
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About this page
This page is maintained by the Canada Hyperbarics Research Team, an evidence-based resource for HBOT information in Canada. We accept no paid placements or sponsorship. Content is drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by the editorial team before publication. See our full editorial policy for sourcing standards (Health Canada MDALL, CUHMA, UHMS 15th Edition, PubMed) and the AI-assist disclosure.