What is the wait at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 671 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 143%. 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 Pierre-Boucher?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher are 1 a.m., 12 a.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.

Hôpital Pierre-Boucher Emergency Room

Montérégie · Longueuil

Also known as: Pierre-Boucher, Pierre Boucher hospital, Hôpital de Longueuil, Longueuil hospital, Urgence Pierre-Boucher.

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Critical143%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

118

In the ER

11h 11

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Including 19 people on stretchers for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., Hôpital Pierre-Boucher reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 143% (critical). 49 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 118 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 1 a.m., 12 a.m., 2 a.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 11 a.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.119% · 49 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 Pierre-Boucher
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	119%	49	54
1 a.m.	118%	48	53
2 a.m.	119%	45	54
3 a.m.	121%	42	54
4 a.m.	124%	40	56
5 a.m.	126%	37	54
6 a.m.	128%	36	55
7 a.m.	129%	36	55
8 a.m.	135%	35	55
9 a.m.	149%	32	55
10 a.m.	160%	33	57
11 a.m.	166%	32	56
12 p.m.	166%	35	56
1 p.m.	162%	38	56
2 p.m.	159%	40	56
3 p.m.	153%	43	56
4 p.m.	148%	43	56
5 p.m.	144%	45	56
6 p.m.	138%	45	56
7 p.m.	134%	47	56
8 p.m.	130%	49	56
9 p.m.	129%	51	56
10 p.m.	127%	51	56
11 p.m.	123%	50	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 Pierre-Boucher
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	113%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	113%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	113%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	117%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	120%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	123%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	127%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	128%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	135%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	147%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	157%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	164%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	168%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	164%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	155%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	147%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	142%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	139%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	134%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	127%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	124%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	124%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	124%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	122%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	116%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	117%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	117%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	121%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	123%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	126%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	130%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	132%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	140%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	155%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	164%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	174%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	172%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	172%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	173%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	164%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	153%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	153%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	150%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	145%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	141%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	137%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	136%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	133%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	133%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	130%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	133%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	135%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	135%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	138%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	134%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	136%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	144%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	160%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	172%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	176%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	175%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	175%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	174%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	169%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	163%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	154%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	143%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	140%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	138%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	132%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	127%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	125%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	120%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	123%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	125%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	126%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	128%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	129%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	132%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	134%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	141%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	155%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	168%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	179%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	178%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	174%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	173%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	169%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	161%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	152%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	147%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	142%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	138%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	136%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	136%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	129%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	123%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	120%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	120%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	119%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	124%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	128%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	131%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	132%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	137%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	156%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	170%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	175%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	177%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	171%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	169%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	159%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	152%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	144%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	140%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	135%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	132%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	131%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	131%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	125%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	120%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	115%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	115%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	117%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	117%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	121%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	117%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	119%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	121%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	132%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	138%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	146%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	142%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	138%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	136%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	133%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	129%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	130%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	125%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	123%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	118%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	120%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	119%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	115%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	112%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	112%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	113%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	116%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	118%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	121%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	123%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	126%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	127%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	138%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	146%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	150%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	149%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	140%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	136%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	132%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	135%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	134%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	131%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	125%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	122%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	120%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	117%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	115%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.143% · 112 people present · 43 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 150%, between 109% and 204%. That is 0% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	117%	119	60
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	117%	116	54
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	119%	114	52
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	119%	114	52
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	126%	113	51
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	128%	107	45
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	130%	107	38
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	155%	120	35
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	168%	117	36
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	172%	129	31
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	170%	131	35
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	170%	132	39
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	170%	134	41
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	149%	136	48
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	151%	133	47
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	147%	136	58
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	143%	143	66
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	128%	147	75
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	121%	150	77
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	134%	147	83
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	134%	143	88
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	126%	140	89
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	123%	138	87
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	109%	131	84
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	113%	125	71
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	111%	122	70
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	109%	113	60
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	111%	107	57
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	111%	103	54
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	111%	108	54
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	113%	108	54
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	121%	108	54
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	130%	112	53
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	145%	119	58
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	136%	114	60
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	134%	117	57
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	130%	123	61
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	140%	116	60
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	138%	118	54
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	157%	116	49
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	157%	113	48
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	147%	112	47
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	128%	102	46
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	138%	106	44
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	145%	110	51
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	134%	108	54
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	132%	113	51
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 a.m.	132%	113	56
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	130%	107	51
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	136%	106	48
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	138%	107	49
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	138%	107	46
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	136%	106	43
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	138%	107	41
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	140%	109	40
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	155%	114	41
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	162%	114	37
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	164%	119	47
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	168%	123	42
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	164%	125	49
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	155%	125	48
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	145%	126	46
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	153%	124	45
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	162%	126	50
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	149%	124	50
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	151%	127	53
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	151%	131	60
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	138%	121	57
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	130%	120	57
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	130%	118	57
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	130%	114	56
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	130%	111	48
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	130%	109	48
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	132%	109	46
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	132%	107	47
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	140%	109	46
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	147%	110	48
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	147%	106	40
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	155%	104	34
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	166%	108	23
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	179%	117	24
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	189%	127	27
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	175%	127	36
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	166%	127	37
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	166%	119	35
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	164%	121	34
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	162%	120	38
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	149%	112	37
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	151%	115	39
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	149%	109	34
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	147%	111	40
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	147%	108	38
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	140%	101	35
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	128%	96	34
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	126%	95	36
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	130%	96	36
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	136%	98	34
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	136%	101	33
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	138%	99	32
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	140%	99	29
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	140%	100	33
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	143%	101	26
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	168%	104	19
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 a.m.	172%	114	11
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	175%	112	16
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	170%	116	16
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	175%	121	21
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	183%	131	23
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 p.m.	187%	130	23
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	166%	130	23
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 p.m.	157%	118	35
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	160%	120	41
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	149%	129	45
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	143%	128	55
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	138%	127	58
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	136%	117	54
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	134%	118	52
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	132%	112	48
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	134%	114	49
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	145%	116	48
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	143%	116	50
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	143%	116	50
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	143%	116	50
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	140%	117	50
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	134%	117	54
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	145%	125	53
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	157%	137	54
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	172%	142	56
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	187%	156	58
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	183%	153	61
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	181%	152	56
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	183%	144	59
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	177%	151	58
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	185%	150	60
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	181%	143	58
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	170%	141	56
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	177%	147	64
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	168%	144	66
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	153%	133	61
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	153%	132	60
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	157%	125	48
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	151%	122	46
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	151%	121	45
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	153%	119	40
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	151%	116	42
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	155%	115	39
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	157%	117	38
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	166%	117	36
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	166%	117	37
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	166%	125	39
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	187%	137	39
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	198%	152	48
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	202%	155	52
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	204%	160	54
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	196%	154	57
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	179%	150	53
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	187%	152	57
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	172%	149	60
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	175%	149	63
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	170%	142	61
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	168%	133	58
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	164%	135	57
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	162%	126	55
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	164%	123	47
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	149%	118	49
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	143%	112	43

Compared with the region

Montérégie

This emergency room143%
Regional average (Montérégie)124%
Québec average113%

Hôpital Pierre-Boucher is 19 points above its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

Hôpital Pierre-Boucher, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	143%
Regional average (Montérégie)	124%
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: 24,579 visits and an average length of stay of 12.6 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 23,690 visits (+4%).

2026-2027 · P734,182 visits

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

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 24,579 visits and an average length of stay of 12.6 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 23,690 visits (+4%).

Fiscal periods at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	21,437
2023-2024	P5	22,083
2024-2025	P5	23,261
2025-2026	P5	23,690
2026-2027	P5	24,579
2021-2022	P7	29,963
2022-2023	P7	30,141
2023-2024	P7	31,440
2024-2025	P7	32,400
2025-2026	P7	32,982
2026-2027	P7	34,182

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 671 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 143%. 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 Pierre-Boucher?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at Hôpital Pierre-Boucher are 1 a.m., 12 a.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.