Quebec ERs

• Quebec ERs report major overcrowding, some at more than 200% capacity

  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.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2025
  
• Can home care save Quebec’s struggling health system?

  A team of home care doctors in Verdun says the government has so far blocked them from expanding their operation to its full potential.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2024
  
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• 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, 2024
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• Quebec asks public to be prudent, avoid ERs if possible, amid continued overcrowding

  The Health Department says people should stay home if they have a fever and is encouraging people to wear a mask if they have symptoms of a respiratory virus.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2023
• Quebec emergency rooms see occupancy rates surge after dropping earlier this month

  Last week the province's health minister asked Quebecers to avoid ERs, noting that a large percentage of people who go for a consult there don't have an urgent health problem. 

  Health

  Dec 27, 2023
• Avoid overcrowding ERs during the holidays if you can, Quebec health officials plead

  Quebecers must be careful this holiday season as respiratory viruses are on the rise and emergency rooms grapple with overcrowding, health officials said Tuesday.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2023
• Overcrowding in Quebec ERs putting patient health at risk, doctors say

  The head of an association of Quebec ER doctors says the hospital system has become so fragile that even a small rise in the number of ER patients can have a major impact.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2023
• Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman ‘disturbing’

  A coroner has been assigned to investigate the circumstances surrounding the woman's death in a hallway of the emergency room at Hôtel-Dieu hospital.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2023
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• Quebec needs more nurses to help answer 811 calls, health minister says

  Christian Dubé says the 811 line works well, but the province lacks the staff to handle the influx of calls. 'We can use up to 5,000 nurses,' he said.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
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• 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