The median length of stay for a patient in an ER in Quebec was 5 hours and 11 minutes last year, according to this MEI study. With the exception of the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the median length of stay of an emergency room visit has been increasing for four years, going from 4 hours and 31 minutes in 2018 to 5 hours and 11 minutes last year.

Montreal, March 7, 2023 – The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) applauds the announced publication of the calls for interest regarding the pilot project involving mini-hospitals run by independent entrepreneurs, as reported by Le Journal de Québec this morning.

Brief submitted by the MEI as part of the 2022-2023 pre-budget consultations of the Quebec Finance Department.

Quebec is #1… in terms of health care wait times. The median ER wait time here is 19 hours, versus less than 4 hours in Sweden. The secret to Sweden’s success is its mixed system, with entrepreneurs working within the universal system.

If you’ve been waiting months for an operation, what’s your main concern? Is it the administrative structure of the facility where you will be treated, or is it rather a reduction in the time you have to wait?

February 4, 2023 | 15 min. 59 sec. | The Roy Green Show (Global News Radio) Interview with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, […]

There tends to be a bit of a disconnect between what the people want, and what the government delivers. Just look at long-term care.

The new guidelines the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board will use to determine whether the price of a new medication is acceptable or too high are so unclear that both pharmaceutical companies and patients’ rights groups are united in their criticism of them.

January 29, 2023 | 9 min. 50 sec. | Weekend Mornings with Stirling Faux (Global News Radio) Interview with Renaud Brossard, Senior […]

Many other countries with universal health insurance allow so-called duplicate insurance to ease pressure on the public system.