Estimated wait to see a physician
7 hours 8 minutes
Very long wait
Was 7 hr 1 min at
Grey Nuns Community Hospital Emergency Wait Time
Edmonton, Alberta
Open 24 hoursERTreats: All ages
Live Grey Nuns Hospital ER wait right now
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Wait time key
- Shorter wait: Under 2 hr
- Long wait: 2 to 4 hr
- Very long wait: 4 hr or more
Source
We check it every 5 minutes and show its own label for the number. How this page works
What does this number mean?
An estimate for someone arriving now, not a guaranteed wait. It is not the total time at the hospital. Sicker patients are seen first. How Alberta Health Services defines it
The colours are set by us, not by Alberta Health Services. Under 2 hours is the Canadian goal for even the least urgent patients. cihi.ca
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Hospital details
- Address
- 1100 Youville Drive NW, Edmonton, AB T6L 5X8
- Phone
- 780-735-7000Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
- Hours
Every day Open 24 hours - Who it treats
- Emergency department treats all ages
- Operated by
- Covenant HealthPart of Alberta Health Services
- Parking
Paid parking, open 24/7, on the south side of the hospital (meters take coins or cards).
- Departments and services
81 departments, clinics and services
View all departments- Official information
Wait times in the last 24 hours
Average published estimate for each hour, in local time (MDT). Gaps are hours with no reading.
Show as a table
| Hour | Average estimate | vs hour before |
|---|---|---|
| Yesterday, 6 pm – 7 pm | 3 hr 54 min | |
| Yesterday, 7 pm – 8 pm | 3 hr 51 min | |
| Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm | 4 hr 9 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 4 hr 26 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 3 hr 58 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 4 hr 51 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 4 hr 34 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 3 hr 31 min | |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 2 hr 57 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 2 hr 43 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 2 hr 42 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 2 hr 43 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 2 hr 57 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 1 hr 59 min | |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 2 hr 16 min | |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 2 hr 37 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 2 hr 39 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 3 hr 35 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 4 hr 55 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 6 hr 2 min | |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 6 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 6 hr 38 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 6 hr 54 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 7 hr 24 min |
About Grey Nuns Community Hospital
Grey Nuns Community Hospital is a hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Emergency department: All ages. This service is open 24 hours a day.
Grey Nuns Community Hospital, usually called the Grey Nuns Hospital, is run by Covenant Health, a Catholic health organization, rather than by Alberta Health Services. It is in Mill Woods in southeast Edmonton and opened in 1988, when the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, known as the Grey Nuns, moved the acute care services of their Edmonton General Hospital here.
The emergency department is open 24/7 and sees patients of all ages. Covenant Health lists heart, stroke, vascular, maternity, mental health, geriatric, surgical and resuscitation care among its emergency specialties. Its entrance is on the north-east side of the hospital, and just outside is Angel Cradle, a safe place where a parent can leave a newborn.
The hospital is also known for its palliative care unit. The Grey Nuns stop on the Valley Line LRT is nearby on 66 Street.
Sources: AHS facility page, covenanthealth.ca, covenanthealth.ca (PDF), Wikipedia, Wikipedia 2
Who Grey Nuns Community Hospital treats
This ER treats patients of all ages.
In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Grey Nuns Community Hospital departments and services
The official AHS facility page lists 81 departments, clinics and services here, grouped below by area of care.
Key services at a glance
- Intensive care (ICU)
- Neonatal intensive care (NICU)
- Labour and delivery
- CT scan
- MRI
- X-ray
- Ultrasound
- Lab
- Cafeteria
All departments by area of care
Emergency, trauma and critical careCardiac Intensive Care Unit · Critical Care / Intensive Care Services · Emergency Services3
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- Critical Care / Intensive Care Services
- Emergency Services
Heart and blood vesselsCardiac Device Clinic · Chest Pain Clinic · ECG Diagnostics Services10
- Cardiac Device Clinic
- Chest Pain Clinic
- ECG Diagnostics Services
- Echocardiography
- Heart Function Clinic
- Holter Monitor
- Outpatient Cardiac Procedures
- Stress Testing
- Vascular - Day Surgery
- Vascular Surgery - Inpatient
Brain, nerves and strokeElectroencephalography (Neurophysiology) Lab1
- Electroencephalography (Neurophysiology) Lab
SurgeryAnesthesiology · Day Surgery Services · General - Day Surgery6
- Anesthesiology
- Day Surgery Services
- General - Day Surgery
- General Surgery - Inpatient and Day Surgery
- Plastic Surgery - Inpatient
- Plastics - Day Surgery
Bones, joints and musclesOrthopedics - Day Surgery · Orthopedics - Inpatient · Osteoporosis Exercise Program- Physical Activity and Your Bones5
- Orthopedics - Day Surgery
- Orthopedics - Inpatient
- Osteoporosis Exercise Program- Physical Activity and Your Bones
- Osteoporosis Information Session: Keeping Bones Healthy and Strong (virtual class)
- Osteoporosis Physical Therapy
Lungs, breathing and sleepAsthma Education · Blood Gas Analysis / Co-oximetry · Bronchoscopy5
- Asthma Education
- Blood Gas Analysis / Co-oximetry
- Bronchoscopy
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Respiratory Therapy
Digestive system and liverEndoscopy1
- Endoscopy
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthAngel Cradle Program · Breastfeeding Clinic · Early Pregnancy Assessment Program10
- Angel Cradle Program
- Breastfeeding Clinic
- Early Pregnancy Assessment Program
- Gynecology - Day Surgery
- Gynecology Inpatient
- Labour and Delivery
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Outpatient Obstetrical Assessment Clinic
- Postpartum
- Prenatal Classes
Mental health and addictionAddiction and Mental Health - Psychiatric Outpatient Services, Adult · Addiction and Mental Health - Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program · Group Therapy8
- Addiction and Mental Health - Psychiatric Outpatient Services, Adult
- Addiction and Mental Health - Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program
- Group Therapy
- Occupational Therapy, Mental Health / Psychiatry Program
- Psychiatric Acute Inpatient Care Units
- Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Psychiatric Outpatient Program
- Psychology Services
Eyes, ears, nose, throat and dentalCommunity Audiology Services · Dental - Day Surgery · Ear Nose and Throat - Day Surgery5
- Community Audiology Services
- Dental - Day Surgery
- Ear Nose and Throat - Day Surgery
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Screening
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Postpartum Screening
Medicine and specialty clinicsHome Parenteral Therapy · Intravenous (IV) Clinic · Nutrition Counselling - Pediatric Weight Management6
- Home Parenteral Therapy
- Intravenous (IV) Clinic
- Nutrition Counselling - Pediatric Weight Management
- Palliative Care Consult Team (Inpatient)
- Tertiary Palliative Care Unit
- Wound and Ostomy Department
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsComputed Tomography · Fluoroscopy · General Radiography (X-Ray)10
- Computed Tomography
- Fluoroscopy
- General Radiography (X-Ray)
- Interventional Radiography / Angiography
- Laboratory Services
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Nuclear Medicine
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography / Computed Tomography
- Ultrasound
- Vascular and Interventional Imaging Services
Rehabilitation and therapyOccupational Therapy · Physical Therapy Outpatient Services · Senior's Balance and Conditioning Program3
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy Outpatient Services
- Senior's Balance and Conditioning Program
Community, home care and public healthHome Care1
- Home Care
Patient and family supportInterpretive Services · Multicultural Health · Sexual Assault Response Team5
- Interpretive Services
- Multicultural Health
- Sexual Assault Response Team
- Social Work (Integrated Access Department)
- Spiritual Care
Food, shops and visitor servicesCafeteria Services · Gift Shop2
- Cafeteria Services
- Gift Shop
Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 780-735-7000 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
Grey Nuns Hospital ER questions
Understanding the wait
What is the Grey Nuns Hospital ER wait right now?
At 6:25 pm MDT, the estimated wait to see a physician was 7 hours 8 minutes (very long wait), according to Alberta Health Services. It changes as patients arrive, and the most urgent cases are always seen first.
Source: Alberta Health Services
How is the Grey Nuns Hospital ER wait time calculated?
Alberta Health Services publishes it as "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. We check it every 5 minutes. People with the most urgent needs are always seen first, so your own wait may be shorter or longer.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Is there an ER near Grey Nuns Hospital with a shorter wait?
"Nearby ER wait times right now", at the end of this page, lists the nearest tracked sites with their current waits. These are the nearest facilities in our tracked dataset, not necessarily every local care option. A shorter estimate is not a recommendation to travel farther. If it is an emergency, call 911.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Planning your visit
Is the Grey Nuns Hospital ER open 24 hours?
Yes. The emergency department at Grey Nuns Community Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Who can go to the Grey Nuns Hospital ER?
The emergency department at Grey Nuns Community Hospital sees patients of all ages.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Where is Grey Nuns Hospital, and is there parking?
Grey Nuns Community Hospital is at 1100 Youville Drive NW, Edmonton, AB T6L 5X8. Paid parking, open 24/7, on the south side of the hospital (meters take coins or cards).
Source: Alberta Health Services
Should I go to urgent care instead of Grey Nuns Hospital?
Call 911 for anything life-threatening. An emergency department is for serious problems that need a hospital. Urgent care treats problems that are not life-threatening but need care the same day. For minor problems, a family doctor, walk-in clinic or pharmacist may be quicker. If you are not sure where to go, call Health Link at 811 for advice from a nurse.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Map and directions
Grey Nuns Community Hospital
1100 Youville Drive NW, Edmonton, AB T6L 5X8
Nearby ER wait times right now
Straight-line distance. A shorter wait is worth a longer drive only if the trip is safe.
Right now the estimate at Grey Nuns Hospital is 7 hr 8 min, longer than the 5 hr 27 min median across 11 Edmonton-area ERs.
Nearest tracked ERs
OpenERChildrenStollery wait time
Edmonton · 8.7 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
4 hours 4 minutes3 hours 4 minutes shorter than Grey Nuns Hospital- Open 24 hours
- Treats: Under 18
OpenERUniversity of Alberta Hospital wait time
Edmonton · 8.7 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
4 hours 41 minutes2 hours 27 minutes shorter than Grey Nuns Hospital- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
OpenERRoyal Alexandra Hospital wait time
Edmonton · 11 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
5 hours 27 minutes1 hour 41 minutes shorter than Grey Nuns Hospital- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
OpenERMisericordia Hospital wait time
Edmonton · 14 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
8 hours 8 minutes1 hour longer than Grey Nuns Hospital- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
OpenERStrathcona Hospital wait time
Sherwood Park · 16 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
7 hours 41 minutes33 minutes longer than Grey Nuns Hospital- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
Nearest tracked urgent care
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.
Nearest tracked urgent care: Airdrie Community Health Centre (245 km)
Not sure where to go?
Call Health Link at 811 to talk to a nurse. About Health Link
Call 911
Chest pain or pressure, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding, trouble breathing, a serious injury, or someone who will not wake up.