2026-06-19 — Daily report — Quebec ERs show a decrease in total patients since early June despite critical stretcher occupancy exceeding 110% in three major regions.

Key Takeaways

•Overall patient volume has decreased by 243 since June 7th, although stretcher occupancy has risen by 4 percentage points.

•Laval is currently the most congested region with a 155% stretcher occupancy rate at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé.

•Montérégie and Montréal remain the busiest hubs, accounting for 530 of the total 1,260 patients waiting for a physician.

According to data from urgencesquebec.com, Quebec's emergency departments are currently operating with 1,260 patients waiting and a provincial stretcher occupancy rate of 81%. Compared to June 7th, there has been a notable decrease of 74 patients waiting and 243 fewer total patients in ERs, indicating a slight reduction in total volume despite occupancy pressures in specific sectors.

Critical congestion is localized in the Greater Montreal area, where Laval (155%), Lanaudière (114%), and Montérégie (113%) report the highest stretcher occupancy rates. In contrast, the Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec region reports zero wait times, and Nord-du-Québec remains stable at 40% occupancy. Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne currently faces the highest individual demand with 86 patients waiting.