2026-08-03 — Daily report — Quebec emergency room occupancy and waiting metrics hold steady provincially, though four major regions exceed 100% stretcher capacity.

Key Takeaways

•Overall provincial ER metrics remained unchanged compared to the previous day, holding steady at 1,437 waiting patients and a 74% average stretcher occupancy rate.

•Four regions exceeded 100% stretcher capacity, led by Laurentides at 109%, Montréal at 105%, Montérégie at 102%, and Lanaudière at 100%.

•Hôpital Pierre-Boucher in Montérégie was the individual facility with the most patients waiting (57), while Montréal's Jewish General Hospital registered an extreme 247% stretcher occupancy.

On August 3, 2026, Quebec's emergency departments maintained a steady volume compared to the previous day, with 1,437 patients waiting to be seen, 3,744 total patients in ERs, and an average stretcher occupancy rate of 74% across 120 tracked facilities. According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, these overall metrics remained remarkably stable over a 24-hour period, showing no net change in provincial waiting numbers or overall stretcher occupancy, although the total patients in ERs did see a slight intraday climb from 3,688 to 3,744.

Critical congestion continues to affect key metropolitan and surrounding regions. Laurentides (109%), Montréal (105%), Montérégie (102%), and Lanaudière (100%) all recorded average stretcher occupancy rates at or above maximum capacity. Individually, Hôpital Pierre-Boucher in Montérégie topped the list of busiest facilities with 57 patients waiting, followed closely by Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur in Lanaudière with 41 waiting.