As of June 30, 2026, data from urgencesquebec.com shows that Quebec's emergency rooms are operating at an average stretcher occupancy of 86%. While the total number of patients waiting (805) has seen a significant decrease of 720 compared to one week ago, stretcher occupancy has actually risen by 5 percentage points in that same period. Regional disparities remain stark, with Montreal, Laurentides, and Laval facing severe capacity issues, while regions like Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec report minimal activity.
In terms of facility-specific workloads, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and Hôpital de Saint-Jérôme are the most strained, reporting 51 and 39 patients waiting respectively. Notably, the Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval is operating at 159% stretcher capacity, highlighting a critical need for resource management in the metropolitan areas despite the overall decline in total patient volume compared to the previous week.