What is the wait at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 460 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 138%. 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 de l'Enfant-Jésus?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus are 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 5 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 de l'Enfant-Jésus Emergency Room

Capitale-Nationale · Québec

Also known as: Enfant-Jésus, Enfant-Jesus hospital, HEJ, CHU de Québec Enfant-Jésus, Hôpital Enfant-Jésus.

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Critical138%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

In the ER

7h 40

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Including 2 people on stretchers for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 138% (critical). 28 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 94 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 5 p.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 10 a.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.115% · 17 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 de l'Enfant-Jésus
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	115%	17	54
1 a.m.	116%	15	53
2 a.m.	116%	14	54
3 a.m.	117%	13	54
4 a.m.	118%	11	56
5 a.m.	120%	9	54
6 a.m.	121%	8	55
7 a.m.	122%	9	55
8 a.m.	123%	12	55
9 a.m.	123%	11	55
10 a.m.	124%	13	57
11 a.m.	124%	17	56
12 p.m.	123%	19	56
1 p.m.	123%	23	56
2 p.m.	122%	26	56
3 p.m.	118%	24	56
4 p.m.	114%	26	56
5 p.m.	114%	24	56
6 p.m.	114%	22	56
7 p.m.	114%	23	56
8 p.m.	116%	24	56
9 p.m.	115%	24	56
10 p.m.	116%	21	56
11 p.m.	115%	18	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 de l'Enfant-Jésus
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	103%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	107%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	107%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	110%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	110%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	111%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	114%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	114%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	116%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	116%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	118%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	121%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	121%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	125%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	125%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	124%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	121%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	122%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	120%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	124%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	125%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	125%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	128%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	128%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	126%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	124%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	123%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	123%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	125%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	126%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	127%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	126%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	131%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	127%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	133%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	133%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	131%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	129%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	130%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	123%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	118%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	120%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	121%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	122%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	123%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	120%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	124%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	122%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	120%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	122%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	122%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	122%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	122%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	124%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	123%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	127%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	126%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	126%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	126%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	128%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	127%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	127%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	123%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	122%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	119%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	120%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	115%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	115%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	117%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	118%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	118%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	116%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	118%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	119%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	120%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	122%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	122%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	124%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	125%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	125%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	125%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	123%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	126%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	125%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	126%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	127%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	124%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	120%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	117%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	117%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	120%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	122%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	125%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	124%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	123%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	124%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	126%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	127%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	123%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	122%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	125%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	126%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	127%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	128%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	129%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	129%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	131%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	126%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	125%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	124%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	120%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	113%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	108%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	105%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	109%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	105%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	108%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	110%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	110%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	114%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	110%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	111%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	111%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	111%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	113%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	115%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	117%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	116%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	118%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	120%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	120%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	119%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	118%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	116%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	116%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	111%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	106%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	106%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	103%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	101%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	103%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	102%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	103%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	102%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	102%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	104%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	106%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	107%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	109%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	112%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	115%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	116%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	116%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	118%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	117%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	116%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	116%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	114%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	114%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	110%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	108%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	109%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	111%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	111%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	108%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	105%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	103%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	103%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.138% · 91 people present · 23 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 123%, between 96% and 154%. That is −3% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	117%	77	20
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	110%	74	19
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	113%	74	17
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	110%	73	13
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	113%	63	6
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	115%	63	6
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	115%	72	13
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	119%	79	8
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	123%	84	9
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	123%	89	15
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	127%	92	20
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	127%	99	26
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	125%	108	34
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	123%	109	32
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	131%	106	32
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	123%	108	31
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	115%	104	41
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	119%	102	38
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	125%	104	41
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	117%	94	32
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	121%	88	27
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	129%	90	25
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	123%	83	21
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	123%	82	23
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	119%	73	19
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	123%	76	22
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	123%	78	20
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	125%	77	16
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	129%	77	15
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	131%	83	20
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	140%	89	23
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	142%	88	13
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	135%	87	15
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	129%	87	11
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	125%	83	11
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	127%	86	18
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	129%	90	22
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	127%	87	21
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	108%	74	19
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	100%	74	18
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	102%	68	14
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	98%	67	12
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	96%	71	14
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	104%	76	21
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	108%	81	20
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	113%	79	21
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	123%	82	23
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 a.m.	131%	84	23
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	127%	77	19
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	129%	76	15
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	127%	78	14
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	131%	81	17
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	133%	83	16
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	131%	83	15
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	133%	83	13
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	140%	89	15
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	144%	86	15
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	133%	84	12
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	133%	81	11
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	135%	88	20
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	140%	96	21
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	140%	98	25
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	133%	93	25
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	127%	92	23
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	129%	94	22
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	127%	95	27
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	127%	94	30
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	125%	91	33
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	129%	94	31
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	133%	91	28
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	131%	89	25
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	138%	82	19
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	133%	80	16
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	138%	80	17
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	135%	81	17
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	133%	77	15
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	135%	79	14
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	138%	81	13
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	150%	90	11
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	148%	97	18
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	148%	107	31
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	154%	117	30
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 p.m.	144%	116	36
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	127%	114	43
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	127%	108	41
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	125%	104	36
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	121%	102	37
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	119%	99	28
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	121%	94	29
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	121%	97	29
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	129%	92	29
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	129%	93	23
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	131%	95	23
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	129%	82	9
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	117%	69	6
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	117%	63	5
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	123%	63	4
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	125%	65	4
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	123%	64	4
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	125%	64	2
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	127%	64	2
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	129%	68	4
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	131%	73	6
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	129%	87	11
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 a.m.	131%	96	14
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	129%	107	22
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	119%	98	24
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	121%	102	30
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	119%	102	33
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 p.m.	115%	104	35
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	110%	93	32
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 p.m.	106%	83	30
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	102%	87	24
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	108%	91	23
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	102%	88	26
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	100%	89	21
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	100%	74	18
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	98%	70	17
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	96%	63	15
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	96%	63	15
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	98%	67	17
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	100%	66	17
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	98%	63	13
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	98%	63	11
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	100%	65	10
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	106%	71	17
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	106%	70	16
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	106%	73	14
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	115%	77	18
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	119%	79	17
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	108%	79	21
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	108%	85	24
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	100%	87	21
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	100%	85	23
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	104%	90	28
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	108%	83	26
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	110%	86	26
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	119%	90	29
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	115%	89	31
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	113%	81	25
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	113%	73	17
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	117%	73	11
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	131%	73	11
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	129%	72	7
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	129%	71	10
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	125%	69	8
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	125%	69	7
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	127%	70	5
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	131%	70	5
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	131%	73	8
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	127%	77	10
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	129%	85	8
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	138%	94	13
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	142%	90	14
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	146%	101	9
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	140%	94	17
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	133%	95	25
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	123%	101	30
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	127%	103	32
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	123%	98	32
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	123%	95	28
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	123%	97	34
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	135%	103	39
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	129%	95	30
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	129%	97	31
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	131%	94	28
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	138%	91	23

Compared with the region

Capitale-Nationale

This emergency room138%
Regional average (Capitale-Nationale)107%
Québec average113%

Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus is 30 points above its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	138%
Regional average (Capitale-Nationale)	107%
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: 26,733 visits and an average length of stay of 9.9 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 25,968 visits (+3%).

2026-2027 · P737,378 visits

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

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 26,733 visits and an average length of stay of 9.9 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 25,968 visits (+3%).

Fiscal periods at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	22,439
2023-2024	P5	23,345
2024-2025	P5	26,668
2025-2026	P5	25,968
2026-2027	P5	26,733
2021-2022	P7	32,581
2022-2023	P7	31,813
2023-2024	P7	33,586
2024-2025	P7	36,684
2025-2026	P7	36,134
2026-2027	P7	37,378

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 460 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 138%. 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 de l'Enfant-Jésus?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus are 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 5 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.