Montreal ERs

• ‘Heartbreaking’ experience as former Cree grand chief spends 4 days in Montreal ER hallway

  Jade Mukash is sharing her grandfather's story in hopes of spurring change after they travelled more than 1,000 kilometres from Whapmagoostui off the coast of Hudson Bay.

  Canada

  Jan 17
  
• 3 Montreal ERs hit above 200% capacity, despite pleas to avoid if you can

  Health information website Index Santé reported the province's emergency departments stood at 147 per cent occupancy rate on average Wednesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jan 3
  
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• Avoid packed ERs at Montreal children’s hospitals if you can, doctors say

  With the holiday season around the corner, health officials held a joint news conference Wednesday about long wait times in their respective emergency rooms.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2023
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• Quebec appoints external advisor after protest by nurses partially shuts down Montreal hospital ER

  The local health authority urged Montrealers to avoid the hospital's ER due to "an exceptional situation" overnight Monday. The ER reopened Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2023
• 811 pediatric line extended across Quebec as ERs face ‘difficult’ holiday season

  Quebec's health minister says the holidays will be "particularly difficult in our emergency rooms" due to viruses like COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2022
• With pediatric ERs overwhelmed, where can Quebec parents turn if their children are sick?

  Quebec parents are looking for options and alternatives for their sick children, as pediatric ERs continue to be overcrowded.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2022
• Quebec facing ‘spicy cocktail’ of respiratory viruses, but won’t mandate mask wearing

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said it is recommended to wear a mask in crowded, public places — but not in daycares or schools.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
• Quebec sets up crisis management team as Montreal hospital ERs face overcrowding

  Health Minister Christian Dubé announced a crisis management team Wednesday at the provincial legislature as Montreal emergency departments face 'unacceptable' capacity crunches.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2022
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• Pandemic has worsened staff shortages in hospital emergency rooms: Montreal doctors

  Doctors say mandatory overtime is pushing health-care workers out of the public system and into the private health network, which offers better hours and working conditions.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2021