According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, Quebec's emergency departments experienced high volume on July 28, 2026, though pressure eased slightly as the day progressed. The total number of patients waiting in ERs decreased from 1,838 in the earliest snapshot to 1,623 in the latest snapshot, while overall stretcher occupancy dropped from 88% to 85%. Despite this intraday improvement, the system remains more congested than it was six days ago on July 23, with 137 additional patients waiting and overall stretcher occupancy up by 3 percentage points.
Severe bottlenecks remain highly concentrated in several regions. Laval recorded the highest stretcher occupancy in the province at 155%, followed closely by Laurentides at 138% and Montérégie at 128%. On an individual facility level, Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval topped the list of busiest ERs with 49 patients waiting and a critical 155% stretcher occupancy rate, highlighting the ongoing regional challenges in patient flow.