What is the wait at Hôpital Général Juif right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 361 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 191%. 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 Juif?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Général Juif are 4 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 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.

Hôpital Général Juif Emergency Room

Montréal · Montréal

Also known as: Jewish General Hospital, JGH, Jewish General, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Hôpital Général Juif de Montréal.

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Critical191%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

137

In the ER

6h 01

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Including 7 people on stretchers for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital Général Juif reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 191% (critical). 20 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 137 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 4 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 a.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 3 p.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.188% · 33 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 Général Juif
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	188%	33	54
1 a.m.	182%	33	53
2 a.m.	177%	30	54
3 a.m.	177%	28	54
4 a.m.	176%	24	56
5 a.m.	177%	20	54
6 a.m.	178%	18	55
7 a.m.	178%	18	55
8 a.m.	178%	18	55
9 a.m.	206%	24	55
10 a.m.	214%	26	57
11 a.m.	225%	29	56
12 p.m.	233%	36	56
1 p.m.	241%	43	56
2 p.m.	243%	47	56
3 p.m.	246%	49	56
4 p.m.	242%	53	56
5 p.m.	231%	47	56
6 p.m.	222%	44	56
7 p.m.	215%	42	56
8 p.m.	211%	39	56
9 p.m.	204%	37	56
10 p.m.	196%	34	56
11 p.m.	194%	32	56

By day and hour

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120–150 %
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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 Général Juif
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	164%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	162%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	160%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	161%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	161%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	163%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	164%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	164%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	164%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	209%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	214%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	231%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	242%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	261%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	261%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	271%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	264%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	249%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	237%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	229%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	222%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	208%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	204%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	203%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	198%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	193%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	190%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	190%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	185%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	184%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	183%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	183%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	183%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	218%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	228%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	238%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	244%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	255%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	257%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	265%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	268%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	249%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	245%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	238%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	230%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	228%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	221%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	214%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	219%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	206%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	199%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	193%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	186%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	196%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	191%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	191%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	191%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	218%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	220%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	231%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	250%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	252%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	252%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	262%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	253%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	244%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	230%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	217%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	214%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	203%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	192%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	197%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	194%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	186%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	183%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	183%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	185%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	187%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	188%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	188%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	188%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	220%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	218%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	228%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	236%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	253%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	259%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	263%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	254%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	241%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	228%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	222%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	222%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	213%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	204%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	206%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	204%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	198%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	185%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	185%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	186%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	186%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	187%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	187%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	187%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	218%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	222%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	232%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	239%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	246%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	251%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	249%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	247%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	234%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	222%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	214%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	209%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	200%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	187%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	184%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	176%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	169%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	168%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	169%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	169%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	171%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	172%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	172%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	172%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	187%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	212%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	208%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	215%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	220%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	219%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	213%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	214%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	203%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	200%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	195%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	186%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	190%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	183%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	175%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	166%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	162%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	160%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	162%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	160%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	158%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	160%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	160%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	160%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	175%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	184%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	210%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	205%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	205%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	201%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	199%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	195%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	196%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	196%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	192%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	191%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	184%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	182%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	175%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.191% · 130 people present · 23 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 201%, between 132% and 306%. That is −11% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at Hôpital Général Juif
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	232%	147	29
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	238%	145	24
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	240%	149	24
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	236%	147	22
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	228%	144	20
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	228%	144	20
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	228%	144	20
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	262%	164	33
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	268%	170	33
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	279%	183	38
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	281%	199	48
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	293%	201	58
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	306%	211	63
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	287%	207	70
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	289%	197	73
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	272%	188	62
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	260%	183	56
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	245%	172	50
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	236%	167	44
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	221%	162	35
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	211%	143	24
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	187%	130	25
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	177%	121	24
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	160%	113	30
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	159%	115	30
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	164%	116	28
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	159%	112	25
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	162%	111	17
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	164%	108	18
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	164%	108	18
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	164%	108	18
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	164%	127	24
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	172%	140	29
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	194%	141	26
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	183%	142	35
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	172%	152	50
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	166%	154	51
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	183%	152	61
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	179%	156	66
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	174%	143	53
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	160%	137	50
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	159%	137	50
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	149%	138	45
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	159%	136	47
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	151%	122	29
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	138%	107	27
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	134%	101	27
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	132%	97	23
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	132%	99	20
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	136%	98	19
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	136%	98	17
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	140%	102	17
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	140%	102	17
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	140%	102	17
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	155%	121	20
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	166%	125	17
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	194%	124	18
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	187%	133	26
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	185%	136	32
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	209%	141	36
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	204%	145	42
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	191%	142	52
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	202%	137	37
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	213%	146	42
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	204%	146	39
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	204%	140	33
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	189%	131	32
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	174%	123	28
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	176%	117	25
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	145%	101	27
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	138%	97	28
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	138%	100	30
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	138%	94	20
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	142%	95	14
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	147%	92	7
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	149%	92	8
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	149%	92	8
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	149%	92	8
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	174%	109	19
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	189%	123	25
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	219%	144	39
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 p.m.	223%	160	46
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	238%	176	62
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	245%	182	60
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	253%	177	58
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	253%	179	62
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	223%	180	62
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	213%	177	62
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	209%	178	69
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	198%	174	62
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	183%	163	55
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	168%	148	40
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	159%	131	28
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	159%	126	28
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	168%	125	29
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	172%	120	33
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	174%	119	29
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	166%	116	22
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	166%	115	22
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	159%	112	20
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	159%	112	20
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	159%	112	20
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	204%	133	20
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 a.m.	215%	138	21
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	234%	147	25
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	249%	157	31
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	260%	173	47
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	251%	180	48
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 p.m.	260%	174	43
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	249%	167	44
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 p.m.	247%	165	39
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	242%	156	36
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	230%	150	31
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	234%	152	29
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	242%	143	29
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	236%	140	27
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	221%	136	29
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	221%	137	32
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	200%	135	36
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	198%	136	38
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	191%	130	36
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	191%	132	34
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	194%	126	21
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	194%	126	19
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	194%	126	19
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	194%	125	19
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	225%	134	10
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	226%	136	13
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	236%	138	12
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	255%	158	29
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	257%	169	48
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	247%	178	53
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	274%	174	54
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	262%	174	57
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	247%	170	46
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	230%	167	45
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	211%	153	46
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	208%	154	39
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	193%	154	41
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	183%	143	38
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	176%	139	40
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	162%	129	44
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	164%	127	49
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	166%	122	47
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	168%	124	45
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	172%	126	39
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	170%	125	36
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	170%	130	36
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	170%	130	36
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	170%	130	36
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	245%	154	45
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	232%	153	44
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	240%	158	41
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	245%	162	46
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	251%	168	38
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	264%	164	37
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	272%	169	34
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	255%	161	33
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	236%	160	28
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	223%	159	25
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	226%	152	21
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	215%	149	21
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	204%	143	23
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	191%	140	20
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	181%	137	20
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	191%	130	23

Compared with the region

Montréal

This emergency room191%
Regional average (Montréal)142%
Québec average113%

Hôpital Général Juif is 49 points above its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

Hôpital Général Juif, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	191%
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: 39,472 visits and an average length of stay of 11.4 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 37,934 visits (+4%).

2026-2027 · P755,314 visits

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

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 39,472 visits and an average length of stay of 11.4 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 37,934 visits (+4%).

Fiscal periods at Hôpital Général Juif
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	33,591
2023-2024	P5	33,658
2024-2025	P5	39,204
2025-2026	P5	37,934
2026-2027	P5	39,472
2021-2022	P7	46,353
2022-2023	P7	47,530
2023-2024	P7	48,430
2024-2025	P7	54,012
2025-2026	P7	52,641
2026-2027	P7	55,314

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital Général Juif right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 361 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 191%. 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 Juif?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Général Juif are 4 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 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.