On October 27, 2026, Quebec emergency departments across 108 reporting facilities recorded 1,414 patients waiting and 3,720 total patients in ERs, with average stretcher occupancy reaching 77% at the latest snapshot. According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, emergency room conditions improved compared to October 26, 2026, with waiting patients decreasing by 243 (from 1,657) and provincial stretcher occupancy declining by 8 percentage points from 85%. Over the course of the day, occupancy eased from an initial high of 96%.
Despite the overall provincial decline, urban centers continued to operate above capacity. Montréal and Chaudière-Appalaches reported the highest regional stretcher occupancy rates at 124%, followed by Laval (118%), Montérégie (117%), and Laurentides (109%). The most impacted facilities included Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne in Montérégie with 67 patients waiting (114% stretcher occupancy) and Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montréal with 63 patients waiting and a critical 152% stretcher occupancy rate.