MED-ECHO: Quebec Hospital Departures by Care Type

MED-ECHO data compiled by the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec details hospital stays across Quebec. The table provides the number of departures by hospital center and type of care for all MED-ÉCHO customers. The data covers short-term physical and psychiatric care and day surgeries in general and specialized hospitals.

Use Cases

• Analyze hospital discharge volumes based on reported number of departures by hospital center.
• Compare utilization of different care types based on data for short-term physical and psychiatric care and day surgeries.
• Assess regional healthcare capacity based on data covering the whole of Quebec.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec, an authoritative government agency.
• Coverage includes the whole of Quebec, providing a provincial-scale view.
• Data is compiled from hospitals, suggesting a direct operational source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec

Collection Method

Compiled by hospitals from the MED-ECHO database.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:49:21.039429; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Quebec, Canada