2026-08-07 — Daily report — Quebec ER capacity remains unchanged from the previous day, with severe stretcher overcrowding persisting in Laurentides, Montérégie, Laval, and Montréal.

Key Takeaways

•Provincial ER metrics remained completely unchanged compared to the previous day, holding at 1,650 waiting patients and an average stretcher occupancy of 85%.

•Severe stretcher overcrowding persists in several key regions, with Laurentides (127%), Montérégie (118%), Laval (116%), and Montréal (114%) all operating well over capacity.

•Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne in Montérégie was the province's busiest individual facility, reporting 59 patients waiting and 121 patients in the ER.

On August 7, 2026, Quebec's emergency departments experienced stable overall demand compared to the previous day, with 1,650 patients waiting and an average stretcher occupancy of 85% across 120 facilities. According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, the total number of patients in the ER increased slightly from 4,089 in the earliest snapshot to 4,126 by the latest. Despite the stable overall numbers, regional disparities remain high. Laurentides (127%), Montérégie (118%), Laval (116%), and Montréal (114%) faced severe stretcher capacity pressures, whereas Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec reported zero waiting patients and stretcher usage. The busiest single facilities included Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne in Montérégie (59 waiting) and Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval (56 waiting).