2026-10-31 — Daily report — Quebec emergency rooms saw overall conditions ease on October 31, 2026, with waiting patients dropping by 360 and overall stretcher occupancy falling to 73%.

Key Takeaways

•Quebec ER conditions improved on October 31, 2026, with waiting patients dropping by 360 to 1,164 and average stretcher occupancy falling by 8 percentage points to 73% compared to October 30.

•Severe stretcher overcrowding persists in specific regions, led by Laval (161% stretcher occupancy), Montérégie (123%), Montréal (110%), Chaudière-Appalaches (110%), and Laurentides (104%).

•Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne recorded the highest queue with 69 patients waiting (116% stretcher occupancy), followed by Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur (53 waiting) and Hôpital Pierre-Boucher (52 waiting).

On October 31, 2026, emergency department conditions across 108 Quebec facilities showed overall improvement compared to the previous day (October 30, 2026), based on historical data from urgencesquebec.com. Across 14 daily snapshots, the total number of patients waiting to be seen dropped by 360 to 1,164, while overall stretcher occupancy decreased by 8 percentage points to 73%, down from 81% on October 30 and from an earlier intraday peak of 88%. Total patients present in ERs stood at 3,214 at the latest update.

Despite provincial-level relief, localized congestion remained high in several metropolitan areas. Laval experienced the highest regional stretcher occupancy at 161%, followed by Montérégie (123%), Montréal (110%), Chaudière-Appalaches (110%), and Laurentides (104%). Individual facility pressure was highest at Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne in Montérégie (69 waiting, 116% stretcher occupancy), Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur in Lanaudière (53 waiting, 106% stretcher occupancy), and Hôpital Pierre-Boucher in Montérégie (52 waiting, 117% stretcher occupancy).