According to data from the Index Santé site, the occupancy rate of stretchers exceeded the 100% mark for an eighth day in a row, Saturday. Montérégie is very affected by this problem with a stretcher occupancy rate of 133% as of January 4.
The situation is particularly critical at the Pierre-Boucher Hospital in Longueuil with a stretcher occupancy rate of 153%, as well as at the Anna-Laberge Hospital (166%) and the Suroît Hospital (141%). . On the other hand, the Charles-Le Moyne Hospital in Longueuil has a rate of 98%.
Still according to Index Santé, there are 1,953 people waiting to see a doctor across Quebec as of January 4, while the average length of stay of people in the waiting room is 5 hours 41 minutes. average stay of people waiting on a stretcher is 18:53 hours. There are 816 patients on stretchers for more than 24 hours as well as 284 patients on stretchers for more than 48 hours.
The average occupancy rate in emergency rooms in Quebec had not exceeded 115% since mid-December and it was even below 90% for several days in the second half of the month. Such emergency overflow is a cyclical phenomenon since gatherings that take place during the holiday season lead to an increase in the circulation of viruses, among other things.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services indicates in a press release that the circulation of respiratory viruses, notably respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (seasonal flu) and COVID-19, has been increasing in recent weeks. .
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