According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, emergency department conditions in Quebec on July 31, 2026, show increased pressure compared to two weeks prior. Across 120 tracked facilities, the latest snapshot recorded 1,651 patients waiting and 4,004 total in ERs, with an average stretcher occupancy of 78%. This marks a notable rise from July 19, 2026, when there were 420 fewer waiting patients and stretcher occupancy was 4 percentage points lower at 74%.
Regional overcrowding remains a major challenge, particularly in Laval, which peaked at 155% stretcher occupancy, and Montérégie at 125%. Montréal also surpassed capacity at 107% occupancy. Individually, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne (Montérégie) and Hôpital du Haut-Richelieu (Montérégie) led the province in patient volume, reporting 74 and 70 waiting patients respectively, illustrating the ongoing bottleneck in the province's peripheral metropolitan areas.