According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, emergency room pressure across Quebec showed signs of moderation on October 24, 2026. Across 108 reporting facilities, the latest snapshot recorded 1,355 patients waiting and 3,430 total patients in emergency rooms, with an overall stretcher occupancy rate of 72%. Compared to the previous day (October 23, 2026), these figures reflect an improvement across key metrics, with 203 fewer patients waiting and a 6-percentage-point decrease in overall stretcher occupancy.
Despite this province-wide reduction, several metropolitan regions continued to experience acute strain. Laval led regional stretcher occupancy at a critical 153%, followed by Montérégie (112%), Montréal (109%), and Lanaudière (109%). At the facility level, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne registered the highest waiting volume with 70 patients, while Hôpital de Hull and Hôpital de la Cité-De-La-santé faced severe stretcher saturation at 160% and 153% occupancy, respectively.