Quebec is grappling with severe overcrowding in its emergency rooms following the holiday season, with major hospitals in Montreal exceeding 200% capacity. The situation has raised concerns about patient care and wait times.
Quebec is facing serious overcrowding in its emergency rooms after the holidays, with some major hospitals in Montreal operating at over 200 percent capacity. Around midday, Montreal General Hospital was at 213 percent ER capacity; the Jewish General Hospital was reporting 209 percent capacity; and the Royal Victoria Hospital, part of the McGill University Health Centre, was listed at 203 percent.
Quebec government data says the average ER wait time across the province is five hours, and the average time patients spend on a stretcher is more than 16 hours. One emergency room physician in Montreal says the overcrowding is trending toward pre-pandemic levels, a situation he says is both entirely predictable and preventable. Dr. Mitch Shulman says pressure on hospitals always gets worse post-Christmas, but adds the provincial government hasn’t done enough to inform people about the alternatives to ERs where they can seek care
EMERGENCY ROOMS OVERCROWDING QUEBEC HEALTHCARE WAIT TIMES
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