What is the wait at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 264 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 80%. 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 Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital are 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 3 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.

Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital Emergency Room

Montérégie · Ormstown

Also known as: Barrie Memorial Hospital, Barrie Memorial, Hôpital Barrie Memorial, Hôpital d'Ormstown, Ormstown hospital, Ormstown.

Directions

Calm80%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

In the ER

4h 24

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Nobody on a stretcher for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 80% (calm). 15 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 20 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 3 p.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 6 a.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.91% · 15 waiting on average · 54 readings

Average stretcher occupancy for each hour of the day, Québec time. The calmest hours are green and named in the sentence above the chart.

Average occupancy by hour of the day at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	91%	15	54
1 a.m.	93%	16	53
2 a.m.	96%	16	54
3 a.m.	103%	17	54
4 a.m.	107%	18	56
5 a.m.	109%	18	54
6 a.m.	115%	19	55
7 a.m.	114%	20	55
8 a.m.	112%	13	55
9 a.m.	101%	12	55
10 a.m.	96%	13	57
11 a.m.	90%	16	56
12 p.m.	93%	18	56
1 p.m.	90%	19	56
2 p.m.	92%	21	56
3 p.m.	83%	21	56
4 p.m.	78%	21	56
5 p.m.	81%	21	56
6 p.m.	87%	20	56
7 p.m.	87%	20	56
8 p.m.	87%	20	56
9 p.m.	86%	20	56
10 p.m.	86%	18	56
11 p.m.	92%	16	56

By day and hour

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0–60 %
60–85 %
85–100 %
100–120 %
120–150 %
150 %+
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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.

Average occupancy by day and hour at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	85%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	85%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	90%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	93%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	95%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	98%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	100%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	100%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	100%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	88%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	85%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	83%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	83%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	90%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	93%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	90%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	90%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	100%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	95%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	95%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	80%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	100%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	98%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	103%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	98%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	105%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	103%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	108%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	108%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	113%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	115%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	115%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	113%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	118%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	115%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	110%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	108%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	105%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	110%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	95%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	88%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	88%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	93%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	98%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	105%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	90%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	98%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	105%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	103%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	103%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	107%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	117%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	128%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	130%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	151%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	151%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	140%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	126%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	118%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	98%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	105%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	105%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	98%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	78%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	78%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	80%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	93%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	93%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	90%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	88%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	85%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	88%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	83%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	85%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	90%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	90%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	90%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	90%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	95%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	95%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	93%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	85%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	73%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	80%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	85%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	83%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	100%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	105%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	98%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	103%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	105%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	103%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	100%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	98%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	100%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	100%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	93%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	97%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	90%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	93%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	103%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	108%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	113%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	113%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	115%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	105%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	100%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	90%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	80%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	80%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	73%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	60%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	48%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	60%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	68%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	68%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	70%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	73%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	73%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	80%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	88%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	88%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	90%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	105%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	110%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	110%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	113%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	115%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	108%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	98%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	88%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	88%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	93%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	98%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	100%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	90%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	83%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	73%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	75%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	70%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	78%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	80%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	78%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	90%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	90%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	93%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	105%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	118%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	118%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	120%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	120%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	115%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	118%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	93%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	90%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	85%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	95%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	73%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	70%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	63%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	60%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	63%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	80%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	85%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	85%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	73%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	73%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	78%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.80% · 19 people present · 16 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 107%, between 40% and 180%. That is +17% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	160%	27	17
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	160%	27	17
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	160%	27	17
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	160%	28	18
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	160%	28	18
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	160%	29	19
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	160%	20	11
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	140%	19	11
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	160%	26	18
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	160%	29	20
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	180%	34	25
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	140%	31	21
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	100%	34	25
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	100%	33	24
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	40%	31	24
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	60%	33	24
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	60%	35	27
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	80%	34	26
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	80%	17	9
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	80%	20	12
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	80%	23	15
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	80%	25	17
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	100%	16	9
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	100%	19	12
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	100%	19	12
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	100%	21	13
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	120%	22	15
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	120%	22	15
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	120%	24	17
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	160%	25	18
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	140%	16	9
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	140%	21	13
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	120%	23	16
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	100%	29	21
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	120%	30	22
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	120%	32	25
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	120%	31	23
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	100%	31	24
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	100%	36	29
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	80%	26	19
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	60%	26	18
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	60%	27	19
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	80%	31	22
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	80%	27	19
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	80%	29	21
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	60%	29	21
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	80%	29	21
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 a.m.	60%	29	21
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	40%	29	21
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	40%	30	22
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	40%	30	22
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	40%	33	24
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	40%	33	25
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	40%	35	27
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	40%	24	15
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	40%	11	5
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	40%	14	7
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	40%	19	11
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	40%	29	22
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	40%	25	19
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	40%	30	23
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	60%	33	26
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	80%	36	29
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	80%	38	30
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	80%	33	26
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	120%	35	28
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	120%	40	32
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	120%	40	33
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	120%	41	33
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	160%	40	33
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	180%	41	35
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	180%	41	35
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	180%	44	38
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	180%	45	39
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	180%	45	39
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	180%	46	40
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	180%	48	40
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	180%	53	46
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	180%	24	17
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	180%	27	18
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	180%	29	20
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	160%	30	22
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 p.m.	140%	31	20
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	120%	33	22
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	120%	36	25
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	120%	38	26
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	140%	42	31
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	140%	46	34
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	80%	43	32
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	80%	46	35
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	40%	49	39
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	80%	48	39
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	80%	42	34
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	100%	33	25
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	80%	26	14
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	80%	28	16
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	80%	30	18
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	80%	30	18
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	100%	30	18
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	100%	31	19
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	120%	31	19
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	120%	32	20
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	120%	37	25
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	100%	22	15
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 a.m.	100%	24	17
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	120%	22	14
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	100%	27	18
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	80%	27	18
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	100%	28	20
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 p.m.	100%	27	19
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	80%	21	14
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 p.m.	80%	22	15
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	80%	23	14
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	100%	26	17
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	100%	26	16
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	80%	19	10
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	60%	19	10
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	100%	20	12
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	100%	18	10
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	100%	18	10
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	100%	18	10
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	100%	19	11
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	120%	20	12
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	120%	20	12
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	120%	20	12
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	140%	22	13
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	140%	17	9
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	120%	20	12
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	140%	22	15
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	140%	21	13
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	140%	27	19
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	160%	25	16
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	100%	23	12
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	120%	21	11
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	120%	18	15
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	100%	20	17
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	120%	22	18
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	140%	19	16
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	120%	21	17
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	80%	23	20
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	80%	24	21
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	100%	20	17
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	100%	8	7
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	100%	10	7
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	120%	10	8
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	100%	10	8
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	100%	11	9
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	100%	11	9
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	120%	12	10
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	120%	13	11
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	100%	11	8
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	100%	13	11
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	80%	13	12
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	100%	16	14
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	120%	23	21
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	80%	30	26
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	100%	34	31
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	100%	35	32
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	100%	34	31
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	100%	39	33
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	100%	33	27
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	120%	27	23
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	120%	25	19
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	120%	23	18
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	120%	24	18
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	100%	20	15
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	80%	19	16

Compared with the region

Montérégie

This emergency room80%
Regional average (Montérégie)124%
Québec average113%

Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital is 44 points below its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	80%
Regional average (Montérégie)	124%
Québec average	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: 8,586 visits and an average length of stay of 6.0 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 8,274 visits (+4%).

2026-2027 · P711,943 visits

2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025
2025-2026
2026-2027

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 8,586 visits and an average length of stay of 6.0 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 8,274 visits (+4%).

Fiscal periods at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	8,371
2023-2024	P5	8,287
2024-2025	P5	9,226
2025-2026	P5	8,274
2026-2027	P5	8,586
2021-2022	P7	10,370
2022-2023	P7	11,883
2023-2024	P7	11,853
2024-2025	P7	12,738
2025-2026	P7	11,568
2026-2027	P7	11,943

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 264 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 80%. 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 Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Barrie Memorial / Barrie Memorial Hospital are 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 3 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.