According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, Quebec's emergency departments are experiencing heightened strain on July 30, 2026. Across 120 tracked facilities, there are currently 1,666 patients waiting to be seen and 4,237 patients in ERs, with average stretcher occupancy reaching 92%. This reflects a steady upward trend from earlier in the day when waiting patients stood at 1,652 and stretcher occupancy was 90%. Compared to two weeks ago on July 17, the situation has worsened significantly: the number of waiting patients has surged by 480 (up from 1,186), and average stretcher occupancy has risen by 8 percentage points.
Regionally, critical occupancy rates are heavily concentrated in Laval (147% occupancy), Montérégie (134%), and Laurentides (129%). Montréal remains the region with the absolute highest volume of patients waiting, at 325. On an individual facility level, Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur in Lanaudière leads the province with 61 waiting patients, followed closely by Laval's Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé (58 waiting) and Montérégie's Hôpital du Haut-Richelieu (55 waiting). In contrast, Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec reports zero waiting patients.