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Daily Summary — Emergency Room Capacity in Québec (February 14, 2026)

This summary covers emergency room capacity data for Québec on February 14, 2026.

Dans la Capitale-Nationale, l’accès aux soins en santé mentale est en péril

Journal de Québec

Depuis la pandémie, on assiste, dans la Capitale-Nationale, à une augmentation de 81 % de la demande de services en santé mentale. On connaît la grande difficulté d’accès à ces soins dans le réseau public, alors que le guichet unique — la porte d’entrée vers ces soins — se révèle trop souvent une porte tournante menant à l’absence de services pour la population.

Daily Summary — Emergency Room Capacity in Québec (February 13, 2026)

This summary covers emergency room capacity data for Québec on February 13, 2026.

CNESST orders shutdown of Douglas Hospital building over asbestos risk after January flooding

CityNews Montreal

An over 150-year-old research wing at Montreal’s Douglas Mental Health University Institute has been ordered to shut down after staff were exposed to a serious risk of asbestos following a burst pipe that flooded multiple laboratories in late January, according to a document by Quebec’s workplace safety board obtained by CityNews.

Daily Summary — Emergency Room Capacity in Québec (February 12, 2026)

This summary covers emergency room capacity data for Québec on February 12, 2026.

More than 130 Operating Rooms Closed in Quebec: Surgeons Are Worried

La Presse Canadienne

On compte 134 salles d’opération fermées sur les 560 disponibles à travers le Québec, et les trois quarts des blocs opératoires sont sous-utilisés, montrent des données obtenues par La Presse Canadienne en vertu d’une demande d’accès à l’information.

Appointments with the GAP: patients will cost the state twice as much

Le Journal de Montréal

“As Quebec promises care for 500,000 patients by the end of spring through family medicine groups (GMFs), patients could cost the state twice as much.” …

Daily Summary — Emergency Room Capacity in Québec (February 11, 2026)

This summary covers emergency room capacity data for Québec on February 11, 2026.

PL15: The College of Physicians welcomes expanded powers for other professions

L’Actualité

“The Bill 15 will grant somewhat more powers to certain health professionals, such as nurses and…”

The BIPOC perspective of healthcare in Quebec

The Link

“I walk out, and I'm really shaken up about it,” they recalled. “This whole waiting room of people is looking at me…” — experiences of a BIPOC patient in Montreal healthcare.

Daily Summary — Emergency Room Capacity in Québec (February 10, 2026)

This summary covers emergency room capacity data for Québec on February 10, 2026.

Santé Québec to expand “Votre santé” digital portal in coming weeks

Montreal CityNews

Santé Québec plans to significantly expand access to its new “Votre santé” digital portal, designed to help citizens access health information and services regionally; the rollout follows pilot projects and precedes the scheduled deployment of the Dossier santé numérique in May 2026.