Montreal ERs

‘Heartbreaking’ experience as former Cree grand chief spends 4 days in Montreal ER hallway

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After five months of pain, Cree elder Matthew Mukash left his small community in northern Quebec to receive medical care in Montreal, only to spend four days in an emergency department waiting for a room. Jade Mukash is sharing her grandfather’s story in hope of bringing change after they travelled more than 1,000 kilometres from … Read more

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

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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