What is the wait at L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants right now?

At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 526 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 175%. 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 L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants?

Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants are 4 a.m., 5 a.m., 6 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.

L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants Emergency Room

Montréal · MontréalPediatric emergency room

Also known as: Montreal Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital, The Children's, Montreal Children's, MCH, Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants, Hôpital pour enfants de Montréal, Children's Glen, MUHC Children's.

Directions

Critical175%Stretcher occupancy

Waiting

In the ER

8h 46

Estimated wait

Stretcher > 24 h

Nobody on a stretcher for more than 48 hours.

24 h

Current situation

At 12:45 a.m., L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants reports a stretcher occupancy rate of 175% (critical). 55 people are waiting to see a doctor, out of 99 in the emergency room.

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

Best hours to arrive

The calmest hours are 4 a.m., 5 a.m., 6 a.m. (Québec time). The busiest is 2 p.m.. Based on 1330 readings.

12 a.m.134% · 28 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 L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants
Hour	Average occupancy	Waiting (avg.)	Readings
12 a.m.	134%	28	54
1 a.m.	131%	30	53
2 a.m.	130%	29	54
3 a.m.	130%	26	54
4 a.m.	127%	23	56
5 a.m.	127%	19	54
6 a.m.	128%	15	55
7 a.m.	132%	13	55
8 a.m.	133%	16	55
9 a.m.	134%	11	55
10 a.m.	137%	11	57
11 a.m.	142%	13	56
12 p.m.	148%	17	56
1 p.m.	149%	19	56
2 p.m.	152%	19	56
3 p.m.	150%	21	56
4 p.m.	142%	26	56
5 p.m.	145%	27	56
6 p.m.	146%	27	56
7 p.m.	148%	26	56
8 p.m.	152%	28	56
9 p.m.	150%	30	56
10 p.m.	146%	30	56
11 p.m.	145%	28	56

By day and hour

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0–60 %
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 L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants
Day	Hour	Average occupancy	Readings
Mon	12 a.m.	120%	8
Mon	1 a.m.	125%	8
Mon	2 a.m.	120%	8
Mon	3 a.m.	113%	8
Mon	4 a.m.	115%	8
Mon	5 a.m.	114%	8
Mon	6 a.m.	122%	8
Mon	7 a.m.	125%	8
Mon	8 a.m.	125%	8
Mon	9 a.m.	128%	8
Mon	10 a.m.	137%	8
Mon	11 a.m.	138%	8
Mon	12 p.m.	155%	8
Mon	1 p.m.	146%	8
Mon	2 p.m.	158%	8
Mon	3 p.m.	165%	8
Mon	4 p.m.	160%	8
Mon	5 p.m.	172%	8
Mon	6 p.m.	173%	8
Mon	7 p.m.	175%	8
Mon	8 p.m.	177%	8
Mon	9 p.m.	155%	8
Mon	10 p.m.	147%	8
Mon	11 p.m.	151%	8
Tue	12 a.m.	135%	8
Tue	1 a.m.	139%	8
Tue	2 a.m.	143%	8
Tue	3 a.m.	142%	8
Tue	4 a.m.	135%	8
Tue	5 a.m.	135%	8
Tue	6 a.m.	134%	8
Tue	7 a.m.	138%	8
Tue	8 a.m.	138%	8
Tue	9 a.m.	135%	8
Tue	10 a.m.	135%	8
Tue	11 a.m.	147%	8
Tue	12 p.m.	151%	8
Tue	1 p.m.	152%	8
Tue	2 p.m.	148%	8
Tue	3 p.m.	134%	8
Tue	4 p.m.	136%	8
Tue	5 p.m.	133%	8
Tue	6 p.m.	131%	8
Tue	7 p.m.	128%	8
Tue	8 p.m.	130%	8
Tue	9 p.m.	128%	8
Tue	10 p.m.	130%	8
Tue	11 p.m.	125%	8
Wed	12 a.m.	122%	6
Wed	1 a.m.	107%	6
Wed	2 a.m.	99%	6
Wed	3 a.m.	108%	6
Wed	4 a.m.	117%	8
Wed	5 a.m.	115%	6
Wed	6 a.m.	121%	7
Wed	7 a.m.	121%	7
Wed	8 a.m.	124%	7
Wed	9 a.m.	127%	7
Wed	10 a.m.	132%	9
Wed	11 a.m.	134%	8
Wed	12 p.m.	144%	8
Wed	1 p.m.	145%	8
Wed	2 p.m.	150%	8
Wed	3 p.m.	158%	8
Wed	4 p.m.	154%	8
Wed	5 p.m.	148%	8
Wed	6 p.m.	148%	8
Wed	7 p.m.	156%	8
Wed	8 p.m.	156%	8
Wed	9 p.m.	175%	8
Wed	10 p.m.	171%	8
Wed	11 p.m.	166%	8
Thu	12 a.m.	146%	8
Thu	1 a.m.	156%	8
Thu	2 a.m.	158%	8
Thu	3 a.m.	155%	8
Thu	4 a.m.	149%	8
Thu	5 a.m.	155%	8
Thu	6 a.m.	163%	8
Thu	7 a.m.	165%	8
Thu	8 a.m.	166%	8
Thu	9 a.m.	169%	8
Thu	10 a.m.	168%	8
Thu	11 a.m.	168%	8
Thu	12 p.m.	175%	8
Thu	1 p.m.	173%	8
Thu	2 p.m.	172%	8
Thu	3 p.m.	168%	8
Thu	4 p.m.	166%	8
Thu	5 p.m.	157%	8
Thu	6 p.m.	156%	8
Thu	7 p.m.	163%	8
Thu	8 p.m.	168%	8
Thu	9 p.m.	164%	8
Thu	10 p.m.	163%	8
Thu	11 p.m.	164%	8
Fri	12 a.m.	155%	8
Fri	1 a.m.	141%	7
Fri	2 a.m.	141%	8
Fri	3 a.m.	141%	8
Fri	4 a.m.	137%	8
Fri	5 a.m.	129%	8
Fri	6 a.m.	121%	8
Fri	7 a.m.	128%	8
Fri	8 a.m.	130%	8
Fri	9 a.m.	138%	8
Fri	10 a.m.	144%	8
Fri	11 a.m.	147%	8
Fri	12 p.m.	147%	8
Fri	1 p.m.	157%	8
Fri	2 p.m.	159%	8
Fri	3 p.m.	152%	8
Fri	4 p.m.	134%	8
Fri	5 p.m.	147%	8
Fri	6 p.m.	152%	8
Fri	7 p.m.	154%	8
Fri	8 p.m.	157%	8
Fri	9 p.m.	148%	8
Fri	10 p.m.	144%	8
Fri	11 p.m.	150%	8
Sat	12 a.m.	142%	8
Sat	1 a.m.	138%	8
Sat	2 a.m.	138%	8
Sat	3 a.m.	144%	8
Sat	4 a.m.	134%	8
Sat	5 a.m.	128%	8
Sat	6 a.m.	124%	8
Sat	7 a.m.	129%	8
Sat	8 a.m.	126%	8
Sat	9 a.m.	124%	8
Sat	10 a.m.	125%	8
Sat	11 a.m.	133%	8
Sat	12 p.m.	132%	8
Sat	1 p.m.	124%	8
Sat	2 p.m.	142%	8
Sat	3 p.m.	130%	8
Sat	4 p.m.	119%	8
Sat	5 p.m.	123%	8
Sat	6 p.m.	122%	8
Sat	7 p.m.	117%	8
Sat	8 p.m.	124%	8
Sat	9 p.m.	128%	8
Sat	10 p.m.	125%	8
Sat	11 p.m.	133%	8
Sun	12 a.m.	121%	8
Sun	1 a.m.	108%	8
Sun	2 a.m.	105%	8
Sun	3 a.m.	105%	8
Sun	4 a.m.	103%	8
Sun	5 a.m.	110%	8
Sun	6 a.m.	113%	8
Sun	7 a.m.	119%	8
Sun	8 a.m.	119%	8
Sun	9 a.m.	113%	8
Sun	10 a.m.	120%	8
Sun	11 a.m.	125%	8
Sun	12 p.m.	134%	8
Sun	1 p.m.	143%	8
Sun	2 p.m.	134%	8
Sun	3 p.m.	142%	8
Sun	4 p.m.	123%	8
Sun	5 p.m.	134%	8
Sun	6 p.m.	138%	8
Sun	7 p.m.	142%	8
Sun	8 p.m.	149%	8
Sun	9 p.m.	154%	8
Sun	10 p.m.	140%	8
Sun	11 p.m.	127%	8

Last 7 days

Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.175% · 90 people present · 50 waiting

Over the last 7 days, occupancy averaged 170%, between 92% and 258%. That is +32% compared with the previous period.

Stretcher occupancy at L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants
Time	Occupancy	Present	Waiting
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 a.m.	142%	47	23
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 a.m.	125%	46	21
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 a.m.	125%	42	19
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 a.m.	117%	38	15
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 a.m.	92%	39	13
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 a.m.	100%	44	16
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 a.m.	125%	50	22
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 a.m.	142%	47	19
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 a.m.	133%	63	24
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m.	142%	71	25
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.	175%	83	31
Fri, Nov 6, 01:00 p.m.	208%	92	36
Fri, Nov 6, 02:00 p.m.	208%	92	39
Fri, Nov 6, 03:00 p.m.	200%	98	38
Fri, Nov 6, 04:00 p.m.	208%	91	45
Fri, Nov 6, 05:00 p.m.	208%	87	42
Fri, Nov 6, 06:00 p.m.	192%	92	47
Fri, Nov 6, 07:00 p.m.	192%	98	44
Fri, Nov 6, 08:00 p.m.	208%	114	40
Fri, Nov 6, 09:00 p.m.	200%	111	39
Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 p.m.	167%	120	38
Fri, Nov 6, 11:00 p.m.	175%	108	38
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 a.m.	158%	105	45
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 a.m.	158%	91	57
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 a.m.	158%	81	56
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 a.m.	167%	80	54
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 a.m.	158%	75	42
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 a.m.	158%	75	35
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 a.m.	158%	72	25
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 a.m.	167%	72	19
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 a.m.	175%	78	25
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 a.m.	158%	81	24
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 a.m.	158%	59	21
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 a.m.	158%	68	25
Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 p.m.	158%	72	37
Sat, Nov 7, 01:00 p.m.	150%	83	45
Sat, Nov 7, 02:00 p.m.	183%	87	40
Sat, Nov 7, 03:00 p.m.	183%	96	47
Sat, Nov 7, 04:00 p.m.	158%	110	60
Sat, Nov 7, 05:00 p.m.	167%	107	70
Sat, Nov 7, 06:00 p.m.	192%	111	70
Sat, Nov 7, 07:00 p.m.	208%	110	59
Sat, Nov 7, 08:00 p.m.	183%	112	52
Sat, Nov 7, 09:00 p.m.	200%	120	46
Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 p.m.	192%	112	41
Sat, Nov 7, 11:00 p.m.	217%	99	33
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 a.m.	225%	82	17
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 a.m.	192%	72	26
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 a.m.	225%	65	29
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 a.m.	200%	66	28
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 a.m.	175%	65	25
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 a.m.	175%	63	18
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 a.m.	192%	71	17
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 a.m.	200%	73	20
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 a.m.	175%	79	26
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 a.m.	158%	82	23
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 a.m.	167%	66	27
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 a.m.	158%	75	32
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.	192%	83	43
Sun, Nov 8, 01:00 p.m.	183%	92	48
Sun, Nov 8, 02:00 p.m.	158%	100	52
Sun, Nov 8, 03:00 p.m.	133%	101	57
Sun, Nov 8, 04:00 p.m.	158%	102	60
Sun, Nov 8, 05:00 p.m.	150%	116	62
Sun, Nov 8, 06:00 p.m.	175%	126	70
Sun, Nov 8, 07:00 p.m.	158%	124	65
Sun, Nov 8, 08:00 p.m.	167%	132	59
Sun, Nov 8, 09:00 p.m.	175%	136	59
Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 p.m.	158%	129	51
Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 p.m.	167%	135	47
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 a.m.	217%	95	39
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 a.m.	208%	81	41
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 a.m.	192%	74	32
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 a.m.	192%	71	26
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 a.m.	192%	70	26
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 a.m.	183%	68	14
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 a.m.	200%	60	7
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 a.m.	192%	61	1
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 a.m.	192%	53	4
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 a.m.	208%	41	3
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 a.m.	217%	55	6
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 a.m.	217%	77	4
Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 p.m.	242%	96	21
Mon, Nov 9, 01:00 p.m.	217%	97	37
Mon, Nov 9, 02:00 p.m.	217%	108	36
Mon, Nov 9, 03:00 p.m.	233%	115	37
Mon, Nov 9, 04:00 p.m.	242%	122	52
Mon, Nov 9, 05:00 p.m.	258%	124	57
Mon, Nov 9, 06:00 p.m.	250%	126	63
Mon, Nov 9, 07:00 p.m.	250%	125	60
Mon, Nov 9, 08:00 p.m.	250%	128	70
Mon, Nov 9, 09:00 p.m.	233%	141	84
Mon, Nov 9, 10:00 p.m.	208%	142	80
Mon, Nov 9, 11:00 p.m.	192%	139	82
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 a.m.	192%	123	70
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 a.m.	200%	115	64
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 a.m.	208%	104	65
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 a.m.	217%	104	68
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 a.m.	217%	106	63
Tue, Nov 10, 05:00 a.m.	217%	104	67
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 a.m.	217%	105	66
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 a.m.	233%	106	63
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 a.m.	233%	108	64
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 a.m.	208%	92	44
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.	133%	84	13
Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 p.m.	133%	72	15
Tue, Nov 10, 01:00 p.m.	142%	69	20
Tue, Nov 10, 02:00 p.m.	142%	73	12
Tue, Nov 10, 03:00 p.m.	150%	70	9
Tue, Nov 10, 04:00 p.m.	125%	72	14
Tue, Nov 10, 06:00 p.m.	142%	75	18
Tue, Nov 10, 07:00 p.m.	142%	83	17
Tue, Nov 10, 08:00 p.m.	150%	90	25
Tue, Nov 10, 09:00 p.m.	125%	94	33
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m.	100%	93	33
Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m.	117%	72	31
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 a.m.	142%	60	26
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 a.m.	117%	60	28
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 a.m.	117%	60	31
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 a.m.	117%	55	31
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 a.m.	117%	53	24
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 a.m.	125%	47	15
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 a.m.	108%	32	2
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 a.m.	117%	32	2
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 a.m.	117%	39	10
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 a.m.	117%	39	11
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 a.m.	133%	58	11
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 a.m.	125%	62	15
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 p.m.	125%	73	24
Wed, Nov 11, 01:00 p.m.	158%	83	29
Wed, Nov 11, 02:00 p.m.	183%	92	28
Wed, Nov 11, 03:00 p.m.	208%	84	29
Wed, Nov 11, 04:00 p.m.	192%	75	39
Wed, Nov 11, 05:00 p.m.	175%	86	44
Wed, Nov 11, 06:00 p.m.	142%	81	40
Wed, Nov 11, 07:00 p.m.	158%	95	39
Wed, Nov 11, 08:00 p.m.	167%	100	40
Wed, Nov 11, 09:00 p.m.	125%	100	53
Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 p.m.	125%	88	48
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 p.m.	125%	82	43
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 a.m.	100%	77	34
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 a.m.	125%	59	37
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 a.m.	133%	52	33
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 a.m.	142%	53	35
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 a.m.	142%	50	31
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 a.m.	150%	53	27
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 a.m.	167%	50	24
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 a.m.	167%	51	23
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 a.m.	167%	45	17
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 a.m.	175%	47	12
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 a.m.	167%	55	12
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 a.m.	142%	71	17
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 p.m.	142%	69	21
Thu, Nov 12, 01:00 p.m.	158%	65	18
Thu, Nov 12, 02:00 p.m.	158%	67	14
Thu, Nov 12, 03:00 p.m.	167%	65	20
Thu, Nov 12, 04:00 p.m.	175%	65	25
Thu, Nov 12, 05:00 p.m.	142%	64	30
Thu, Nov 12, 06:00 p.m.	167%	68	31
Thu, Nov 12, 07:00 p.m.	142%	75	35
Thu, Nov 12, 08:00 p.m.	158%	88	36
Thu, Nov 12, 09:00 p.m.	167%	91	46
Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 p.m.	200%	99	49
Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 p.m.	200%	99	55
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00 a.m.	175%	90	50

Compared with the region

Montréal

This emergency room175%
Regional average (Montréal)142%
Québec average113%

L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants is 33 points above its region's average. The Québec average is 113%.

L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants, its region and Québec
Comparison	Occupancy
This emergency room	175%
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: 26,552 visits and an average length of stay of 5.3 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 25,738 visits (+3%).

2026-2027 · P737,775 visits

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

In period 5 of 2026-2027: 26,552 visits and an average length of stay of 5.3 h. The same period in 2025-2026 counted 25,738 visits (+3%).

Fiscal periods at L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants
Fiscal year	Period	Visits
2022-2023	P5	30,018
2023-2024	P5	25,347
2024-2025	P5	28,534
2025-2026	P5	25,738
2026-2027	P5	26,552
2021-2022	P7	40,035
2022-2023	P7	42,750
2023-2024	P7	36,013
2024-2025	P7	40,813
2025-2026	P7	35,807
2026-2027	P7	37,775

Frequently asked questions

What is the wait at L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants right now?: At 12:45 a.m., the estimated wait for a non-priority case is about 526 minutes and stretcher occupancy is 175%. 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 L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants?: Based on our hourly history, the calmest hours at L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants are 4 a.m., 5 a.m., 6 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.