Montreal ERs stay overcrowded as several hospitals top 200 per cent
Lakeshore Hospital ER was at 226 per cent stretcher capacity just before noon Monday, with 35 patients waiting more than 48 hours there.
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Lakeshore Hospital's ER was at 226 per cent of stretcher capacity just before noon on Monday, November 9, 2026, the highest of several Montreal emergency rooms still above 200 per cent.
That meant 35 patients waiting more than 48 hours on a stretcher at Lakeshore alone, and 29 at the Royal Victoria. Across Montreal ERs, more than 200 patients had waited over 24 hours.
Jewish General Hospital was at 219 per cent, the Montreal Children's Hospital at 217 per cent, and the Royal Victoria Hospital, part of the MUHC, at 209 per cent. Lachine Hospital was at 207 per cent and Lasalle Hospital at 193 per cent.
Quebec-wide, the average stretcher wait on Sunday was 18 hours 40 minutes, with nearly 800 patients waiting more than one day and 370 more than two.
The figures, reported by CityNews Montreal, measure stretcher occupancy. The last time Montreal ERs ran this hot, in August, HighOnCity reported several above capacity at summer's peak, with stays for admitted patients averaging nearly 24 hours.
