A water main ruptured near the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) overnight Thursday, leaving the hospital with no potable water early Friday.
Hospital officials said in an urgent news release that they were diverting ambulances to other hospitals and asking people with outpatient or surgical appointments to avoid the site.
Water was pouring into the street on Décarie Boulevard under the train overpass next the hospital.
The water issue affected all MUHC facilities at the Glen site, including the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Cedars Cancer Centre, the Montreal Chest Institute, the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the Research Institute of the MUHC.
“Our priority is to ensure the safety of patients and staff at the affected facilities,” the hospital’s news release said. “We are working with the City of Montreal to restore the situation as quickly as possible.”