What is the wait at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 638 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 129%. 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 la Cité-de-la-Santé?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé are 12 a.m., 11 p.m., 10 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 la Cité-de-la-Santé Emergency Room

Laval · Laval

Also known as: Cité de la Santé, Cité de la Santé de Laval, Hôpital de Laval, Laval hospital, Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé de Laval, Urgence Laval, Cité de la Santé Laval.

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Critical129%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

133

In the ER

10h 38

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Including 1 person on a stretcher for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 129% (critical). 63 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 133 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 12 a.m., 11 p.m., 10 p.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 1 p.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.148% · 51 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 la Cité-de-la-Santé
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	148%	51	54
1 a.m.	152%	49	53
2 a.m.	152%	44	54
3 a.m.	153%	41	54
4 a.m.	155%	37	56
5 a.m.	158%	36	54
6 a.m.	160%	34	55
7 a.m.	162%	34	55
8 a.m.	163%	36	55
9 a.m.	166%	33	55
10 a.m.	168%	32	57
11 a.m.	170%	34	56
12 p.m.	171%	38	56
1 p.m.	171%	43	56
2 p.m.	170%	47	56
3 p.m.	169%	53	56
4 p.m.	162%	54	56
5 p.m.	161%	53	56
6 p.m.	159%	51	56
7 p.m.	155%	52	56
8 p.m.	153%	53	56
9 p.m.	152%	53	56
10 p.m.	151%	54	56
11 p.m.	149%	54	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 la Cité-de-la-Santé
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	152%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	154%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	154%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	154%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	156%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	159%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	164%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	165%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	165%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	170%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	170%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	171%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	170%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	170%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	171%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	173%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	166%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	167%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	166%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	164%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	165%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	164%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	158%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	159%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	157%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	159%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	161%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	162%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	164%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	167%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	169%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	170%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	173%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	178%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	181%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	184%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	184%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	186%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	182%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	178%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	172%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	173%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	166%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	160%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	157%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	155%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	154%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	153%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	158%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	161%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	160%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	160%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	158%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	165%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	164%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	166%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	169%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	170%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	167%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	173%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	177%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	176%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	174%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	173%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	163%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	161%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	157%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	153%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	155%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	155%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	155%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	151%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	150%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	153%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	154%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	155%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	157%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	158%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	161%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	163%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	164%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	166%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	170%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	174%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	174%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	174%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	172%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	175%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	167%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	167%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	163%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	158%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	155%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	152%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	147%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	143%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	139%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	146%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	145%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	147%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	149%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	153%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	155%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	158%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	157%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	161%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	164%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	164%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	169%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	172%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	169%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	173%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	166%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	160%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	159%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	152%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	145%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	145%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	146%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	145%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	142%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	145%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	146%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	150%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	151%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	152%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	155%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	157%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	157%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	159%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	162%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	162%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	164%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	162%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	163%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	157%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	150%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	151%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	153%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	147%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	143%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	143%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	144%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	141%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	143%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	145%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	146%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	146%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	148%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	150%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	153%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	155%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	157%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	161%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	159%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	160%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	160%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	160%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	157%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	155%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	150%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	151%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	151%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	151%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	149%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	150%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	152%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	151%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.129% · 126 people present · 56 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 162%, between 129% and 198%. That is −5% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	165%	132	38
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	159%	122	34
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	165%	120	34
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	165%	115	30
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	167%	121	33
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	176%	120	35
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	171%	140	49
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	182%	147	32
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	184%	162	40
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	182%	156	43
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	180%	168	43
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	190%	173	51
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	190%	170	57
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	188%	168	66
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	184%	167	72
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	180%	165	73
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	174%	159	73
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	165%	164	76
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	161%	162	78
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	167%	164	83
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	169%	166	81
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	171%	161	78
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	159%	152	70
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	153%	145	66
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	151%	141	59
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	157%	134	53
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	157%	116	44
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	159%	112	39
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	163%	118	42
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	165%	121	42
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	167%	127	44
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	169%	132	38
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	169%	135	43
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	171%	143	51
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	178%	147	55
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	180%	150	56
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	178%	151	60
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	174%	147	64
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	151%	140	67
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	143%	137	66
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	143%	135	54
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	141%	136	59
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	135%	125	50
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	131%	128	52
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	135%	123	56
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	131%	116	53
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	139%	120	53
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 a.m.	141%	130	58
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	141%	130	54
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	141%	118	47
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	147%	111	40
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	143%	111	37
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	149%	109	34
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	157%	112	44
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	161%	112	40
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	167%	115	37
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	165%	112	29
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	163%	111	29
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	167%	117	30
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	167%	122	39
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	165%	125	45
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	167%	129	51
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	153%	128	57
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	161%	129	52
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	157%	126	47
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	159%	135	48
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	151%	125	49
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	149%	117	44
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	155%	125	47
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	147%	117	47
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	151%	114	41
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	155%	122	45
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	153%	123	44
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	153%	124	41
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	151%	117	35
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	151%	114	28
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	155%	113	26
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	155%	108	22
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	153%	118	28
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	153%	136	41
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	151%	137	47
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	161%	147	50
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 p.m.	157%	148	54
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	151%	158	57
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	163%	172	75
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	159%	169	82
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	151%	162	83
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	153%	167	78
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	153%	163	75
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	151%	160	68
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	159%	157	57
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	157%	153	56
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	161%	141	52
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	167%	134	49
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	165%	123	35
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	167%	120	30
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	167%	114	31
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	169%	118	32
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	169%	119	25
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	171%	120	22
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	176%	114	18
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	174%	111	16
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	167%	115	26
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	176%	129	24
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 a.m.	178%	141	33
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	186%	153	38
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	178%	151	41
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	190%	160	49
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	174%	154	56
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	165%	149	63
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 p.m.	182%	156	62
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	174%	157	67
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	165%	158	70
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	161%	150	71
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	159%	151	67
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	167%	154	74
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	176%	157	77
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	182%	158	71
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	182%	158	64
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	176%	149	54
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	174%	143	51
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	178%	144	47
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	182%	144	46
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	180%	143	45
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	182%	141	47
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	182%	145	55
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	184%	153	50
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	186%	157	48
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	188%	165	50
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	198%	168	50
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	188%	169	57
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	192%	182	57
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	186%	171	65
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	163%	145	63
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	153%	136	53
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	163%	135	49
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	159%	137	51
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	157%	138	48
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	171%	139	46
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	163%	136	51
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	149%	128	49
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	149%	125	44
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	153%	127	39
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	153%	122	36
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	151%	123	32
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	151%	124	31
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	155%	125	29
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	159%	125	27
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	163%	112	25
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	159%	109	30
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	155%	113	27
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	143%	123	27
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	149%	136	40
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	155%	143	41
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	157%	142	43
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	141%	147	52
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	141%	141	60
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	139%	147	63
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	137%	147	58
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	137%	146	60
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	137%	147	64
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	133%	142	66
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	133%	143	70
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	135%	137	66
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	131%	133	63
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	129%	126	56

Compared with the region

Laval

This emergency room129%
Regional average (Laval)129%
Québec average113%

Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé is level with its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	129%
Regional average (Laval)	129%
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: 36,310 visits and an average length of stay of 11.5 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 35,279 visits (+3%).

2026-2027 · P751,005 visits

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

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 36,310 visits and an average length of stay of 11.5 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 35,279 visits (+3%).

Fiscal periods at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	36,003
2023-2024	P5	34,327
2024-2025	P5	37,541
2025-2026	P5	35,279
2026-2027	P5	36,310
2021-2022	P7	48,611
2022-2023	P7	50,867
2023-2024	P7	48,849
2024-2025	P7	51,863
2025-2026	P7	49,510
2026-2027	P7	51,005

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 638 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 129%. 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 la Cité-de-la-Santé?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé are 12 a.m., 11 p.m., 10 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.