Urgences Québec

Data from 12:45 a.m.

Hôpital Général du Lakeshore Emergency Room

Montréal · Pointe-Claire

Also known as: Lakeshore General Hospital, Lakeshore Hospital, Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire hospital, LGH.

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Critical200%Stretcher occupancy
20
Waiting
83
In the ER
9h 36
Estimated wait
34
Stretcher > 24 h

Including 21 people on stretchers for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital Général du Lakeshore reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 200% (critical). 20 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 83 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., 2 a.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 11 a.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.191% · 20 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.200% · 80 people present · 16 waiting
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Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 217%, between 194% and 245%. That is +12% compared with the previous period.

Compared with the region

Montréal

Hôpital Général du Lakeshore is 58 points above 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: 15,905 visits and an average length of stay of 16.6 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 14,918 visits (+7%).

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In period 5 of 2026-2027: 15,905 visits and an average length of stay of 16.6 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 14,918 visits (+7%).

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital Général du Lakeshore right now?
At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 576 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 200%. 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 Général du Lakeshore?
Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Général du Lakeshore are 12 a.m., 11 p.m., 2 a.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.