But one of the main issues is the fact that canada suffers from a significant shortage of medical professionals with a scant 2 7 physicians for every 1 000 people a.
Average wait time for emergency room in quebec.
Patients across quebec experienced longer wait times in emergency rooms in from 2018 to 2019 according to an analysis by the montreal economic institute mei.
For the 2017 18 fiscal year the average stay in quebec emergency rooms overall was 7 3 hours compared with 7 8.
Earlier this year many rejoiced over the news that waiting times had declined.
If you visit an emergency room in western quebec s outaouais region prepare to wait an average of 20 hours and 42 minutes before being discharged or admitted to another ward in the hospital.
The international average is four hours so you can see just how poorly quebec stacks up against the rest of the western world.
The average length for visit to the emergency room from triage to a gurney is even worse with most folks spending a full nine hours at the hospital.
By peter on 2019 08 22 with no comments ctv montreal patients across quebec experienced longer wait times in emergency rooms in from 2018 to 2019 according to an analysis by the montreal economic institute mei.