Montrealers waiting hours to be seen in hospital ERs [Video]

Montrealers headed to the hospital could be waiting hours before seeing a doctor in the emergency room (ER), according to information released by the Quebec government early Friday morning.

According to the data current as of 8 a.m. Friday, the Royal Victoria Hospital has a 12-hour and 29-minute wait time for “non-priority cases to see a doctor.”

In addition, 35 people are waiting to see a doctor in the ER, with 117 people total in the waiting room.

The stretcher occupancy rate is 203 per cent.

At the Montreal General Hospital, people are waiting an average of five hours and 23 minutes to see a doctor.

There are 11 people in the ER waiting to see a doctor, and 83 people total in the waiting room.

Stretcher occupancy rate is at 213 per cent.

At the Jewish General Hospital, the average wait time for “non-priority cases to see a doctor” is three hours and 33 minutes.

There are 135 people in …