Urgences Québec

Data from 12:45 a.m.

Hôpital de Thetford Emergency Room

Chaudière-Appalaches · Thetford Mines

Also known as: Hôpital de Thetford Mines, Thetford Mines hospital, Thetford hospital, Thetford Mines.

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Calm73%Stretcher occupancy
11
Waiting
35
In the ER
3h 42
Estimated wait
0
Stretcher > 24 h

Nobody on a stretcher for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital de Thetford reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 73% (calm). 11 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 35 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 12 a.m., 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 1 p.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.88% · 12 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.73% · 33 people present · 13 waiting
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Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 100%, between 40% and 167%. That is −6% compared with the previous period.

Compared with the region

Chaudière-Appalaches

Hôpital de Thetford is 26 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: 16,653 visits and an average length of stay of 6.8 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 16,158 visits (+3%).

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In period 5 of 2026-2027: 16,653 visits and an average length of stay of 6.8 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 16,158 visits (+3%).

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital de Thetford right now?
At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 222 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 73%. 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 Thetford?
Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital de Thetford are 12 a.m., 8 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.