The emergency room situation across Quebec for April 3, 2026, shows a notable improvement compared to 72 hours ago. Total patients waiting for care decreased by 237, while the province-wide stretcher occupancy rate saw a significant 16-percentage-point reduction, falling to 77%. Despite this general downward trend in volume, several regions continue to face high pressure, particularly Montréal, Laurentides, and Chaudière-Appalaches, all of which maintain stretcher occupancy rates at or above 100%.
The Laurentides region remains the primary area of concern with a provincial high of 129% occupancy. On a facility level, Hôpital Pierre-Boucher currently manages the highest patient backlog with 59 people waiting. While central hubs like Montréal (102%) and Laval (102%) remain busy, the sharp decline in total ER visits from 4,717 to 3,989 since April 1 suggests a stabilizing trend in total patient influx across the network.