Estimated wait to see a physician
2 hours 35 minutes
Long wait
Was 2 hr 27 min at
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Emergency Wait Time
Also known as MHRHMedicine Hat, Alberta
Open 24 hoursERTreats: All ages
Live Medicine Hat ER wait time right now
Life-threatening emergency? Call 911, don't wait.
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
- 666 5 Street SW, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4H6
- Phone
- 403-529-8000Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
- Hours
Every day Open 24 hours - Who it treats
- Emergency department treats all ages
- Health authority
- Alberta Health Services
- Parking
Parking on site.
- Departments and services
76 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, 8 pm – 9 pm | 2 hr 44 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 2 hr 11 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 1 hr 14 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 2 hr 9 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 2 hr 47 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 1 hr 43 min | |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 2 hr 11 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 2 hr 7 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 52 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 50 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 1 hr 3 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 1 hr 32 min | |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 1 hr 59 min | |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 3 hr 20 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 3 hr 27 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 3 hr 15 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 2 hr 53 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 3 hr 46 min | |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 4 hr 8 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 3 hr 3 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 2 hr 58 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 3 hr 3 min | |
| Today, 6 pm – 7 pm | 2 hr 33 min | |
| Today, 7 pm – 8 pm | 2 hr 39 min |
About Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is a hospital in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Emergency department: All ages. This service is open 24 hours a day.
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital (MHRH) is the Alberta Health Services regional hospital for Medicine Hat and south-eastern Alberta. It traces its history to the Medicine Hat General Hospital, founded in 1889 on a different site and one of the first civilian hospitals in what is now Alberta. An Ambulatory Care Building opened in 2018, adding a rooftop heliport and expanded day surgery and neonatal intensive care.
The emergency department is open 24 hours a day for patients of all ages. Its entrance, off 6 Avenue SW, opened in January 2019 during the department's first major renovation since 1984. The hospital also has a pediatric inpatient unit, adult inpatient psychiatry, a stroke prevention clinic and a sexual assault response team.
The Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre is in the 2018 wing, and Alberta Kidney Care – South provides hemodialysis on site. University of Calgary family medicine residents train here.
Sources: AHS facility page, ahs.ca, albertahealthservices.ca, albertahealthservices.ca 2, Wikipedia
Who Medicine Hat Regional Hospital treats
This ER treats patients of all ages.
In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital departments and services
The official AHS facility page lists 76 departments, clinics and services here, grouped below by area of care.
Key services at a glance
- Trauma care
- 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 careCritical Care Services · Emergency Health Services · Emergency Services5
- Critical Care Services
- Emergency Health Services
- Emergency Services
- Intensive Care Unit
- Trauma Care Alberta
Brain, nerves and strokeElectroencephalography Service · Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Stroke Prevention Clinic · Stroke and Brain Injury Early Supported Discharge and Stroke Community Rehab Program3
- Electroencephalography Service
- Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Stroke Prevention Clinic
- Stroke and Brain Injury Early Supported Discharge and Stroke Community Rehab Program
Cancer and blood disordersAlberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program · Breast Health Clinic2
- Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
- Breast Health Clinic
SurgeryDay Surgery · Pre-admission Clinic - Surgery · Pre-operative Assessment Clinic4
- Day Surgery
- Pre-admission Clinic - Surgery
- Pre-operative Assessment Clinic
- Surgical Program
Bones, joints and musclesAlberta Hip and Knee Program · Orthopedic Plastic Clinic2
- Alberta Hip and Knee Program
- Orthopedic Plastic Clinic
Lungs, breathing and sleepCardio-Respiratory Services · Pulmonary Function Testing · Respiratory Therapy - Outpatients / Community3
- Cardio-Respiratory Services
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Respiratory Therapy - Outpatients / Community
Digestive system and liverEndoscopy1
- Endoscopy
Kidneys and urologyHemodialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South · Home Hemodialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South · Kidney Care Clinic - Alberta Kidney Care - South4
- Hemodialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South
- Home Hemodialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South
- Kidney Care Clinic - Alberta Kidney Care - South
- Peritoneal Dialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthLabour Delivery and Maternal Child Services · Low Risk Prenatal Clinic · Maternal Fetal Assessment Clinic5
- Labour Delivery and Maternal Child Services
- Low Risk Prenatal Clinic
- Maternal Fetal Assessment Clinic
- Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery
- Women's Health Colposcopy Outpatient Clinic
Children and youthPediatric Specialty Clinic1
- Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Mental health and addictionAccess Addiction and Mental Health · Addiction and Mental Health - Neuromodulation · Addiction and Mental Health - Police and Crisis Team, Adult5
- Access Addiction and Mental Health
- Addiction and Mental Health - Neuromodulation
- Addiction and Mental Health - Police and Crisis Team, Adult
- Addiction and Mental Health - Psychiatric Stabilization and Transition Services
- Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Eyes, ears, nose, throat and dentalAudiology · Audiology and Children's Allied Health Services · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Community Screening6
- Audiology
- Audiology and Children's Allied Health Services
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Community Screening
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Diagnostic Assessment
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Screening
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Postpartum Screening
Medicine and specialty clinicsAdvanced Venous Access Service · Clinical Genetics Outreach Services · Day Medicine11
- Advanced Venous Access Service
- Clinical Genetics Outreach Services
- Day Medicine
- Geriatric Assessment Team
- Geriatric Assessment Unit
- Geriatrics and Continuing Care South Zone
- ID Program
- Inpatient Transition Team
- Pain Management Clinic
- Palliative Consulting Team
- Pediatric Inpatient Unit
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsComputed Tomography · Fluoroscopy · General Radiography (X-Ray)9
- Computed Tomography
- Fluoroscopy
- General Radiography (X-Ray)
- Interventional Radiography / Angiography
- Laboratory Services
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mammography
- Nuclear Medicine
- Ultrasound
Rehabilitation and therapyAdult Outpatient & Community Physiotherapy Services · Augmentative and Alternative Communication / Assistive Technology · Home Rehabilitation Team8
- Adult Outpatient & Community Physiotherapy Services
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication / Assistive Technology
- Home Rehabilitation Team
- Occupational Therapy - Adult Community & Outpatients
- Physiotherapy Therapy Acute Care Services
- Seating Clinic Services - Adult
- Speech Language Pathology - Adults and Children
- Therapeutic Recreation - Community & Outpatient
Community, home care and public healthType A - Continuing Care Services (East)1
- Type A - Continuing Care Services (East)
Patient and family supportSexual Assault Response Team · Social Work - Alberta Kidney Care - South · Social Work Services4
- Sexual Assault Response Team
- Social Work - Alberta Kidney Care - South
- Social Work Services
- Spiritual Care Services
Food, shops and visitor servicesCafeteria Services1
- Cafeteria Services
Other clinics and programsEmbrace Program1
- Embrace Program
Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 403-529-8000 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital ER questions
Understanding the wait
What is the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital ER wait right now?
At 8 pm MDT, the estimated wait to see a physician was 2 hours 35 minutes (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 Medicine Hat Regional 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 Medicine Hat Regional 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 Medicine Hat Regional Hospital ER open 24 hours?
Yes. The emergency department at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Who can go to the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital ER?
The emergency department at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital sees patients of all ages.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Where is Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, and is there parking?
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is at 666 5 Street SW, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4H6. Parking on site.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Should I go to urgent care instead of Medicine Hat Regional 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
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
666 5 Street SW, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4H6
Nearby ER wait times right now
Straight-line distance. A shorter wait is worth a longer drive only if the trip is safe.
Nearest tracked ERs
OpenERChinook Regional Hospital wait time
Lethbridge · 156 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
1 hour 2 minutes1 hour 33 minutes shorter than Medicine Hat Regional Hospital- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
OpenERSouth Health Campus wait time
Calgary · 249 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
4 hours 3 minutes1 hour 28 minutes longer than Medicine Hat Regional 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: Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre (244 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.