On October 29, 2026, emergency department activity across 108 Quebec facilities experienced a modest overall increase compared to the previous day, according to historical data from urgencesquebec.com. Total waiting patients rose by 32 to reach 1,504 (up from 1,472 on October 28), while the total number of patients present in emergency rooms increased from 3,762 to 3,820. Average stretcher occupancy across the province climbed 2 percentage points from 83% to 85% in the latest snapshot.
Regional capacity pressures remain concentrated in urban centers, with six regions operating above 100% stretcher capacity. Laval reported the highest stretcher occupancy rate at 151%, followed by Montérégie at 136%, Montréal at 125%, Lanaudière at 124%, Chaudière-Appalaches at 106%, and Laurentides at 102%. At the facility level, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne in Montérégie recorded the highest number of waiting patients at 84, followed by Hôpital de la Cité-De-La-santé in Laval with 63 waiting patients and Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur in Lanaudière with 52.