According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, Quebec's emergency departments are experiencing heightened pressure on August 4, 2026. Across 120 monitored facilities, the latest provincial snapshot shows 1,782 patients waiting and 4,219 in the ER, with average stretcher occupancy at 80%. This marks a notable rise in congestion compared to twelve days ago (July 24, 2026), when there were 1,575 patients waiting and stretcher occupancy was 5 percentage points lower at 75%.
Regional disparities remain stark, with several key areas heavily over capacity. Laval leads the province with a critical 143% stretcher occupancy rate, followed closely by Montérégie at 127% and Montréal at 114%. Individually, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne in Montérégie is the most congested site with 84 patients waiting, while Montréal's Hôpital général juif has reached an extreme stretcher occupancy level of 258%.