On August 2, 2026, Quebec's emergency departments showed a general decline in pressure compared to ten days prior. Across 120 tracked facilities, there were 1,447 patients waiting to be seen and 3,583 total patients in ERs, reflecting an average provincial stretcher occupancy of 71%. According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, this represents a decrease of 128 waiting patients and a 4 percentage point drop in stretcher occupancy since July 24, 2026.
Despite the overall positive trend, significant localized strain persists. The Montérégie and Laurentides regions are both operating over capacity with stretcher occupancies at 107% and 104% respectively, while Montréal sits at 98%. Individually, Hôpital Pierre-Boucher in Montérégie is the busiest facility with 50 waiting patients, followed by Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne and Hôpital de Gatineau with 43 patients waiting each.