As of April 4, 2026, Quebec's emergency rooms are seeing a moderate volume of patients with 1,355 individuals currently waiting and a total of 3,598 patients in ERs across 116 facilities. The overall provincial stretcher occupancy rate stands at 75%, a marginal decrease from the 76% recorded earlier in the day and a slight improvement from the 77% occupancy observed 14 days ago. This suggests a stabilizing trend in provincial capacity, despite an increase of 68 more people waiting compared to the bi-weekly benchmark.
Significant regional disparities persist, with critical overcrowding in the Laurentides (133% occupancy), Laval (122%), and Montérégie (109%). In contrast, regions such as Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Bas-Saint-Laurent report mainland manageable levels at 53% and 54% occupancy, respectively. Hôpital Pierre-Boucher in Montérégie remains the busiest site provincially with 47 patients waiting, followed closely by Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé. Staffing and resource allocation should remain focused on the high-saturation corridor in the Greater Montreal and Laurentian areas.