Urgences Québec

Data from 12:45 a.m.

Centre de Santé René-Ricard Emergency Room

Nord-du-Québec · Chapais

Also known as: Hôpital de Chapais, Chapais hospital, René-Ricard, Chapais.

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Calm0%Stretcher occupancy
0
Waiting
0
In the ER
56 min
Estimated wait
0
Stretcher > 24 h

Nobody on a stretcher for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Centre de Santé René-Ricard reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 0% (calm). 0 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 0 in the emergency room.

History since September 13, 2026 · 171,960 readings.

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 6 p.m., 10 p.m., 11 p.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 3 p.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.7% · 0 waiting on average · 54 readings
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Average stretcher occupancy for each hour of the day, Québec time. The calmest hours are green and named in the sentence above the chart.

By day and hour

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Average stretcher occupancy for every hour of every weekday, Québec time. The darker the cell, the busier the emergency room; dotted cells have no reading yet.

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.0% · 0 people present · 0 waiting
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Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 23%, between 0% and 100%. That is +40% compared with the previous period.

Compared with the region

Nord-du-Québec

Centre de Santé René-Ricard is 54 points below its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

History and seasons

The MSSS publishes these figures by fiscal period of about four weeks, one period at a time.

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 1,709 visits and an average length of stay of 1.6 h.

2026-2027 · P72,452 visits
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In period 5 of 2026-2027: 1,709 visits and an average length of stay of 1.6 h.

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Centre de Santé René-Ricard right now?
At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 56 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 0%. The estimate applies to people arriving in the waiting room: priority cases are seen first, everyone else waits longer.
What is the best time to go to Centre de Santé René-Ricard?
Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Centre de Santé René-Ricard are 6 p.m., 10 p.m., 11 p.m. (Québec time). An emergency room is open around the clock: in a life-threatening emergency, go now or call 911.
What if it is not urgent?
Call 811 for Info-Santé (option 1) to speak with a nurse, Info-Social (option 2), or the primary care access point (GAP, option 3) if you have no family doctor. Your pharmacist can also handle many common problems. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Sources: ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (hourly emergency-room reading) and Québec.ca for the estimated wait. These figures describe how busy an ER is, not the quality of care, and are not medical advice. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.