Occupancy Rates Surging at Quebec Emergency Rooms After Dropping Earlier This Month

A paramedic loads a stretcher into an ambulance after bringing a patient to the emergency room at a hospital in Montreal, on April 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Occupancy rates in Quebec’s emergency rooms are shooting up again after a small period of reprieve that began Dec. 19.

Website Index Santé shows the average ER occupancy rate at six a.m. was 112 percent, up from 95 percent the previous day.