Second busiest day ever for Urgences-santé
Video report from CBC on how Monday was the second busiest day Urgences‑santé has ever had, with more than 1000 calls due to the combination of flu spiking and falls on ice.
(But then, when was its busiest day, and why?)
Deborah 21:52 on 2025-12-30 Permalink
Not sure if I can link to CTV, but
“The ambulance service received 1,358 calls, about a quarter of which were related to falls due to freezing rain, Sapone said.
On an average day, Urgences-santé receives some 900 calls. Its highest-recorded call volume was 1,473 on Jan. 11, 2024.”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/freezing-rain-flu-cases-drive-urgences-sante-calls-to-near-record-high/
Kate 22:07 on 2025-12-30 Permalink
Thank you!
jeather 22:52 on 2025-12-30 Permalink
Out of curiosity I went back in your archives:
https://mtlcityweblog.com/2024/01/12/urgences-sante-faces-record-calls/
MarcG 08:24 on 2025-12-31 Permalink
I was about to write the exact comment here that I wrote on that old thread but stopped because I had a feeling I had already expressed it at some point. At least I’m consistent I guess. Thanks jeather.
Kate 10:36 on 2025-12-31 Permalink
I should feel complimented that my readers know my archive better than I do!
jeather 12:32 on 2026-01-02 Permalink
Gotta admit I just went to the archives page and scrolled until the right day, I had no memory of that post.