Santé Québec recognizes that emergencies are “highly under pressure”, but affirms that the picture is less gloomy than last year. The stretcher occupancy rate between December 28 and January 8 is 7% lower than last year, according to the agency.
Posted at 11:25 a.m.
It stands at 106%, compared to 113% for the same period last year.
The average length of stay on a stretcher decreased by 1.3 hours, from 19.2 to 17.9 hours this year, according to Santé Québec.
“We recognize that the occupancy rate remains high even if there is a small improvement,” said Frédéric Abergel, executive vice-president of operations and transformation, during a press briefing on the emergency situation. held Friday morning at the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM).
Santé Québec says it has been working for nearly six months on preparing for the winter season during which many viruses circulate. “This is the first time this year that we wanted to prepare for winter in the summer,” says Frédéric Abergel.
Santé Québec analyzed the occupancy rate and average length of stay on stretchers in 55 hospitals in Quebec with more than 100 beds. “Two thirds have improved for both indicators and a quarter for one of the two indicators,” indicates Frédéric Abergel. Seven deteriorated for both indicators. »
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Frédéric Abergel, executive vice-president of operations and transformation at Santé Québec
These are the Montreal General Hospital, the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, the Santa-Cabrini Hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, the Cité-de-la-Santé, the Saint-Jérôme regional hospital and the Center-de-la-Mauricie hospital.
Measures put in place
According to Santé Québec, several hospitals have implemented measures to improve the situation in their emergency rooms. For example, teams are trying to quickly identify elderly patients who will need services at home in order to facilitate their return home.
According to IndexSanté, the stretcher occupancy rate stood at 133% on Friday morning. It reached 155% in Lanaudière, 162% in the Laurentians and 147% in Montreal.
Further details will follow.
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