Quebec ERs

3 Montreal ERs at above 200% capacity, despite pleas to avoid if you can

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3 Montreal ERs at above 200% capacity, despite pleas to avoid if you can

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Emergency rooms across Quebec continue to face overcrowding in the new year, with three hospitals in Montreal stretched more than double beyond their capacity. Health information website Index Santé reported the province’s emergency departments stood at 145 per cent occupancy rate on average Wednesday morning. The Quebec … Read more

Avoid overcrowding ERs during the holidays if you can, Quebec health officials plead

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Avoid overcrowding ERs during the holidays if you can, Quebec health officials plead

Quebecers should be careful this holiday season as respiratory viruses are on the rise and emergency rooms grapple with overcrowding, health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Gilbert Boucher, president of the Association des spécialistes en médecine d’urgence du Québec and an emergency physician at Montreal Heart Institute, said patients with viruses that can be treated at … Read more