What is the wait at Hôpital de Lachine right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 260 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 121%. 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 Lachine?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de Lachine are 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 4 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 Lachine Emergency Room

Montréal · Montréal

Also known as: Lachine Hospital, Lachine, MUHC Lachine, Hôpital de Lachine du CUSM.

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Critical121%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

In the ER

4h 20

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Including 5 people on stretchers for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital de Lachine reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 121% (critical). 8 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 25 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 4 p.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 9 a.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.141% · 11 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 Lachine
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	141%	11	54
1 a.m.	142%	9	53
2 a.m.	142%	8	54
3 a.m.	144%	7	54
4 a.m.	145%	6	56
5 a.m.	146%	5	54
6 a.m.	148%	5	55
7 a.m.	150%	5	55
8 a.m.	150%	5	55
9 a.m.	152%	6	55
10 a.m.	151%	8	57
11 a.m.	151%	9	56
12 p.m.	149%	10	56
1 p.m.	149%	10	56
2 p.m.	146%	10	56
3 p.m.	142%	11	56
4 p.m.	139%	12	56
5 p.m.	140%	13	56
6 p.m.	140%	12	56
7 p.m.	137%	12	56
8 p.m.	138%	12	56
9 p.m.	140%	12	56
10 p.m.	140%	11	56
11 p.m.	140%	12	56

By day and hour

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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 Lachine
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	135%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	138%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	139%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	147%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	147%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	148%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	154%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	155%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	155%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	155%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	156%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	157%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	153%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	147%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	147%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	144%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	142%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	142%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	141%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	139%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	143%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	145%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	144%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	145%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	146%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	145%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	146%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	145%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	145%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	146%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	146%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	147%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	149%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	152%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	156%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	154%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	155%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	158%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	150%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	144%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	144%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	145%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	146%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	141%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	138%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	139%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	140%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	140%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	150%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	150%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	150%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	149%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	146%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	151%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	153%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	154%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	155%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	159%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	147%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	152%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	152%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	155%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	153%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	146%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	145%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	144%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	138%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	132%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	129%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	134%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	135%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	139%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	138%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	142%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	142%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	140%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	142%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	143%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	146%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	148%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	147%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	154%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	154%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	154%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	151%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	146%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	146%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	146%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	142%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	149%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	149%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	144%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	146%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	145%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	142%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	138%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	138%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	142%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	138%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	140%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	146%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	147%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	149%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	150%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	148%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	149%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	148%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	149%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	149%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	151%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	152%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	155%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	146%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	145%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	144%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	142%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	142%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	142%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	139%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	137%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	138%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	139%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	143%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	145%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	146%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	146%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	147%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	149%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	150%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	151%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	153%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	155%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	149%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	153%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	147%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	138%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	136%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	134%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	136%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	138%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	143%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	149%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	148%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	146%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	141%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	140%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	138%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	140%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	143%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	142%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	145%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	146%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	143%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	145%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	144%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	138%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	134%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	133%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	125%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	119%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	119%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	125%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	123%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	125%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	127%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	128%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	133%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	134%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.121% · 27 people present · 8 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 160%, between 100% and 221%. That is +5% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at Hôpital de Lachine
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	157%	22	0
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	164%	24	2
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	164%	24	2
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	171%	25	3
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	171%	25	3
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	171%	26	4
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	171%	28	4
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	171%	32	6
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	186%	37	11
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	193%	40	10
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	193%	43	12
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	193%	46	14
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	179%	47	11
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	179%	45	9
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	186%	45	9
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	186%	46	9
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	193%	42	10
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	186%	40	7
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	171%	39	9
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	186%	38	9
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	186%	37	8
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	179%	34	8
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	179%	32	6
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	186%	31	3
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	186%	29	3
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	186%	30	4
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	186%	31	4
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	186%	31	5
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	186%	32	6
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	186%	32	6
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	193%	35	7
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	193%	38	8
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	200%	40	11
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	207%	40	10
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	200%	42	13
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	193%	39	14
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	186%	42	15
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	186%	43	14
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	179%	43	16
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	186%	44	19
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	179%	45	18
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	179%	39	16
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	186%	36	14
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	179%	34	11
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	171%	35	13
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	179%	36	15
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	150%	30	11
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 a.m.	150%	30	12
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	150%	28	8
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	150%	27	4
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	150%	26	3
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	143%	25	1
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	143%	25	1
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	143%	22	2
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	143%	25	4
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	143%	27	4
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	136%	30	6
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	143%	31	8
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	143%	31	5
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	150%	33	11
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	157%	36	13
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	150%	35	14
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	150%	35	13
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	157%	36	13
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	171%	35	12
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	171%	37	14
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	179%	35	12
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	186%	38	11
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	186%	39	12
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	193%	41	13
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	193%	40	12
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	193%	40	11
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	200%	37	8
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	200%	36	6
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	200%	34	4
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	200%	31	1
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	221%	34	3
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	214%	34	4
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	214%	34	5
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	207%	39	9
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	207%	45	14
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	207%	49	19
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 p.m.	207%	52	18
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	200%	50	16
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	200%	51	16
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	193%	53	21
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	179%	53	22
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	171%	49	22
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	171%	44	16
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	171%	44	14
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	179%	46	13
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	193%	47	17
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	207%	46	15
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	200%	46	14
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	200%	44	13
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	200%	37	12
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	193%	37	9
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	193%	37	8
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	186%	37	8
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	186%	38	8
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	186%	37	6
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	186%	33	4
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	186%	35	2
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	186%	35	2
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 a.m.	186%	34	2
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	179%	34	3
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	171%	35	4
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	179%	37	3
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	164%	35	4
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 p.m.	136%	34	6
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	129%	32	6
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 p.m.	129%	30	7
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	121%	32	5
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	114%	32	10
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	121%	27	6
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	114%	28	7
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	114%	28	8
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	114%	26	8
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	121%	26	9
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	129%	29	6
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	121%	28	2
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	114%	27	1
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	114%	27	1
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	114%	19	1
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	114%	20	2
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	121%	19	3
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	121%	21	3
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	129%	23	4
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	129%	24	6
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	129%	27	7
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	129%	28	7
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	129%	32	10
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	129%	32	9
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	114%	30	7
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	107%	29	8
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	114%	28	7
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	107%	29	6
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	100%	31	9
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	100%	30	9
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	114%	34	11
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	121%	34	13
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	129%	34	10
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	136%	31	9
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	143%	33	13
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	136%	31	11
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	129%	28	10
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	136%	29	8
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	129%	30	9
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	136%	31	9
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	143%	32	12
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	129%	32	11
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	121%	29	9
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	121%	31	11
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	107%	30	8
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	107%	28	9
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	114%	30	10
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	129%	32	10
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	129%	32	9
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	129%	33	12
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	129%	32	12
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	129%	33	7
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	129%	34	6
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	114%	35	7
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	129%	28	5
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	129%	27	6
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	114%	25	8
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	121%	27	8

Compared with the region

Montréal

This emergency room121%
Regional average (Montréal)142%
Québec average113%

Hôpital de Lachine is 20 points below its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

Hôpital de Lachine, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	121%
Regional average (Montréal)	142%
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: 8,612 visits and an average length of stay of 11.3 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 8,296 visits (+4%).

2026-2027 · P712,155 visits

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

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 8,612 visits and an average length of stay of 11.3 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 8,296 visits (+4%).

Fiscal periods at Hôpital de Lachine
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	7,521
2023-2024	P5	7,397
2024-2025	P5	8,085
2025-2026	P5	8,296
2026-2027	P5	8,612
2021-2022	P7	8,980
2022-2023	P7	10,370
2023-2024	P7	10,831
2024-2025	P7	11,202
2025-2026	P7	11,722
2026-2027	P7	12,155

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital de Lachine right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 260 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 121%. 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 Lachine?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de Lachine are 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 4 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.