Sending flowers to someone in hospital is one of the easiest orders to place with us. Two lines do all the work: the hospital address, then the pavilion, unit and room. The rest is the fun part.
Here is how to fill in those two lines in a few minutes, from a florist that has been delivering to Montreal hospitals since 1993.
What to have in front of you
- The patient's full name, spelled as it appears on their admission, which is not always the name you call them.
- The hospital address on the first line. Copy it from the hospital's own website or from the admission paperwork and the order goes through on its own.
- The pavilion, unit and room on the second address line. That is the line our driver reads on arrival. Even a partial one helps a great deal.
- A mobile number if you have one, the patient's or that of someone in touch with them. We do not contact the patient unless you tell us otherwise.
If you are unsure of the address
Enter the hospital name and the pavilion, and add whatever you know in the order notes. We confirm the building before the driver leaves, so an incomplete line will not lose your order.
Three details that make all the difference
Some units do not welcome flowers
It is a rule set floor by floor, and one call to the nursing station rather than the main switchboard settles it. If flowers are not accepted, send them to the family's home instead. They will be waiting when the patient is discharged, which is often the loveliest moment to receive them.
Stays are short
If discharge is close, the home address is the better choice. We do not contact the patient to check, so a quick word with someone close saves you sending flowers to a room that has just been vacated.
There is no vase in a hospital room
Hospitals do not supply them. Add one to your order and the bouquet can be set down the moment it arrives. We transport with water tubes or a water box so the flowers travel cool.
Choosing the right arrangement
| Keep it unscented | Rooms are small and often shared, and fragrance travels fast. Write “for a hospital” in the order notes and we build the arrangement without heavily scented flowers. |
| Keep it small | A bedside table fills up quickly. A compact arrangement finds its place there, and it travels home easily at discharge. |
| Choose cheerful colour | Hospital rooms are grey and beige. Yellows, corals and warm pinks read as life. Save white and green for other occasions. |
| Choose flowers that last | Nobody will be changing the water daily. Alstromerias, chrysanthemums and lisianthus hold up. Hydrangeas do not. |
| Cut rather than potted | Potted plants are turned away in several units. Cut flowers in water are accepted far more widely. |
Hospitals we deliver to
Each hospital below has its own page with the address we use, ready to copy into your order.
Montreal, centre and east
CHUM · Notre-Dame · Maisonneuve-Rosemont · Santa Cabrini · Jean-Talon · Fleury · Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, downtown and west
MUHC Glen site, which houses the Royal Victoria, the Montreal Children's and the Chest Institute · Montreal General · Montreal Neurological Institute · Jewish General · CHU Sainte-Justine · St. Mary's · Sacré-Cœur
South-west and West Island
Verdun · LaSalle · Lachine · Lakeshore General, Pointe-Claire
Laval and the South Shore
Cité-de-la-Santé, Laval · Charles-Le Moyne, Greenfield Park · Pierre-Boucher, Longueuil
If the hospital you need is not on this list, enter its address at checkout all the same. The list above is where we go most often, not the limit of where we go.
Frequently asked questions
What if I do not know the room number?
Order anyway and put what you know on the second line. The hospital's reception will usually give you the room over the phone if you would rather have it beforehand.
Can I choose a delivery time?
The site does not offer a set time, as our routes are built the same morning. If the moment really matters, write to us through our contact page after ordering and we will do our best.
Will you tell me if the delivery could not be made?
Yes, we call you. That is also why a mobile number for someone on site is useful to us.
Is it better to send to the hospital or to the home?
The home, in most cases, unless the stay will be a long one. Flowers waiting at home when someone is discharged often land better.
What should I write on the card?
Something short and light. Type it into the card field at checkout and we print it here, at no charge.
Send flowers to a hospital room
It all happens in the order: choose the arrangement, the hospital address on the first line, the pavilion, unit and room on the second, then your card message. We take care of the rest.
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