Report says wait times in Quebec emergency rooms were 11 minutes shorter last year

A new report says the average wait time for patients in Quebec’s emergency rooms last year was five hours and 12 minutes.

The report by the Montreal Economic Institute shows that this represents an 11-minute improvement from wait times the previous year.

Renaud Brossard, a spokesperson for the institute, says it’s a step in the right direction, albeit a small one.

The report shows ER wait times differ from region to region, with Laval, the Laurentians, the Montérégie and Montreal having the longest lengths of stay.