Edmonton ER Wait Times

12 hospital ERs, including a children's ER in Edmonton, Devon, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Sherwood Park, St. Albert and Stony Plain. Check available wait times from official sources, hours and directions.

12 of 12 reportingSource: official sources

Right now· Estimated wait to see a physician

12 of 12 ERs reporting

Typical wait5 hr 5 minMedian across reporting ERs
Shortest wait3 hr 48 minNortheast Community Health CentreLongest wait8 hr 8 minMisericordia Community Hospital
Show

Edmonton hospital ER wait times right now

Edmonton children's ER wait times

Children's emergency departments see children and teens only; adults go to an adult or all-ages ER.

Which Edmonton hospitals handle trauma or burns?

From each hospital's official services list. In an emergency, paramedics take you to the right hospital: call 911.
Trauma care
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta Hospital
Burn care
University of Alberta Hospital
Labour and delivery
Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital, Sturgeon Community Hospital

About emergency care in Edmonton

Edmonton's two trauma centres are the University of Alberta Hospital, a Level 1 trauma centre whose Firefighters Burn Treatment Unit takes patients from across Western Canada, and the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Children and teens have their own emergency department at the Stollery Children's Hospital, which AHS describes as the only specialized emergency department and referral centre for children in central and northern Alberta. It shares a building with the University of Alberta Hospital but has a separate Children's Emergency Entrance.

The Grey Nuns and Misericordia community hospitals are run by Covenant Health; AHS publishes their waits alongside its own. St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Devon and Stony Plain each have a hospital emergency department, and all of them are in Alberta's Edmonton health corridor.

Sources: AHS facility page, AHS facility page 2, AHS facility page 3, AHS facility page 4, alberta.ca, Wikipedia

ER, urgent care or walk-in clinic?

  • Emergency department

    Serious problems that need a hospital, any time: broken bones, deep cuts, severe pain, or a fever in a baby under 3 months.

  • Urgent care

    Problems that are not life-threatening but need care today: sprains, minor cuts and burns, infections. Hours are often limited.

  • Walk-in clinics

    Minor problems such as colds, sore throats, rashes or prescription refills are often quicker here.

Not sure where to go?

Call Health Link at 811 to talk to a nurse. About Health Link

Call 811

Call 911

Chest pain or pressure, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding, trouble breathing, a serious injury, or someone who will not wake up.

Call 911

Edmonton ER wait time questions

What is the shortest ER wait in Edmonton right now?

At 6:25 pm MDT, the shortest published ER wait was Northeast Community Health Centre at 3 hours 48 minutes. The median across 12 reporting ERs was 5 hours 5 minutes. Numbers change through the day, so check the list above before you go.

How are Edmonton ER wait times calculated?

Alberta Health Services publishes "Estimated wait to see a physician": An estimate of how long it might take from an assessment by a triage nurse in the emergency department or urgent care to being seen by a physician. It does not represent the total time patients may spend at the hospital, and it does not apply to critically ill or injured patients, who are always seen quickly.

These measures can differ in their starting point and statistic. Compare estimates within the same measurement group. Patients with the most urgent needs are seen first.

Source: Alberta Health Services

How often are Edmonton ER wait times updated?

Providers publish estimates on different schedules. Our checks are separate from those updates, and the displayed number may stay the same after a check. Each listing shows its available timestamp; check the source-specific frequencies below.

Publication and checking frequencies
SourceProvider updatesOur checks
Alberta Health ServicesAbout every 2 minutesEvery 5 minutes

Is there a children's ER in Edmonton?

Yes: Stollery Children's Hospital. Children's emergency departments see children and teens; adults should go to an adult or all-ages ER. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Do all ERs listed on this Edmonton page publish wait times?

Yes. Every ER listed on this page has a published wait estimate.

More Alberta wait times

Photo credits (6)
  • University of Alberta Hospital: photo by WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Royal Alexandra Hospital: photo by Ian Stumpf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Leduc Community Hospital: photo by SmolBrane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Grey Nuns Community Hospital: photo by Johntwrl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital: photo by Matthew Boonstra, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Stollery Children's Hospital: photo by RhPAP, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Medical emergency? Call 911 now.

Do not check wait times or drive yourself if you have chest pain, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding or trouble breathing. Paramedics can start treatment on the way to hospital.

Call 911