Misericordia Community Hospital Emergency Wait Time

Edmonton, Alberta

The front of Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta
Open 24 hoursERTreats: All ages

Live Misericordia Hospital ER wait right now

Estimated wait to see a physician

8 hours 8 minutes

Very long wait

Was 7 hr 58 min at

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

Alberta Health Services

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

How we measure and colour waits

Hospital details

Address
16940 87 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5R 4H5
Phone
780-735-2000Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
Hours
Every dayOpen 24 hours
Who it treats
  • Emergency department treats all ages
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Operated by
Covenant HealthPart of Alberta Health Services
Parking

Paid visitor parking at the main hospital (meters take coins or cards). Accessible parking on the south side of the Mother Rosalie Health Services Centre. Public transit on 87 Avenue.

Parking information

Departments and services

79 departments, clinics and services

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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.
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Average estimated wait by hour, last 24 hours
HourAverage estimatevs hour before
Yesterday, 6 pm – 7 pm7 hr 38 min
Yesterday, 7 pm – 8 pm7 hr 35 min
Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm8 hr 29 min
Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm8 hr 20 min
Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm7 hr 28 min
Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight7 hr 16 min
Today, midnight – 1 am7 hr 8 min
Today, 1 am – 2 am7 hr 10 minNo change
Today, 2 am – 3 am6 hr 42 min
Today, 3 am – 4 am6 hr 17 min
Today, 4 am – 5 am6 hr 0 min
Today, 5 am – 6 am5 hr 16 min
Today, 6 am – 7 am4 hr 43 min
Today, 7 am – 8 am5 hr 19 min
Today, 8 am – 9 am6 hr 8 min
Today, 9 am – 10 am5 hr 49 min
Today, 10 am – 11 am4 hr 50 min
Today, 11 am – noon4 hr 49 minNo change
Today, noon – 1 pm5 hr 53 min
Today, 1 pm – 2 pm7 hr 22 min
Today, 2 pm – 3 pm8 hr 19 min
Today, 3 pm – 4 pm8 hr 31 min
Today, 4 pm – 5 pm8 hr 50 min
Today, 5 pm – 6 pm8 hr 50 minNo change

About Misericordia Community Hospital

Misericordia Community Hospital is a hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Emergency department: All ages. This service is open 24 hours a day.

Misericordia Community Hospital, usually called the Misericordia Hospital, is a Covenant Health hospital on 87 Avenue in west Edmonton. The Misericordia Sisters founded it in 1900 as a maternity hospital in a converted warehouse, and it moved to its current site in 1969. Covenant Health, a Catholic organization, runs it in cooperation with Alberta Health Services.

Its emergency department is open 24/7 for patients of all ages. The current department opened on November 21, 2023, with nearly triple the old space, including 18 acute care spaces with cardiac monitoring and 8 mental health spaces, and mental health emergencies are treated there around the clock.

The hospital is home to the Craniofacial Care Program, which rebuilds the face, head and neck after cancer or injury, or when structures are missing at birth. It also runs what the University of Alberta calls Alberta's only publicly funded hyperbaric oxygen program. Buses serve the hospital on 87 Avenue.

Sources: AHS facility page, covenanthealth.ca, covenanthealth.ca 2, covenanthealth.ca (PDF), alberta.ca, ualberta.ca, Wikipedia

Who Misericordia Community Hospital treats

This ER treats patients of all ages.

In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Misericordia Community Hospital departments and services

The official AHS facility page lists 79 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 · Critical Care Clinic5
  • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
  • Critical Care / Intensive Care Services
  • Critical Care Clinic
  • Emergency Services
  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit
Heart and blood vesselsCardiac Device Clinic · ECG Department · Echocardiography6
  • Cardiac Device Clinic
  • ECG Department
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Function Clinic
  • Holter Monitor
  • Stress Testing
Brain, nerves and strokeAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic · Electroencephalography (Neurophysiology) Lab · Neurology4
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic
  • Electroencephalography (Neurophysiology) Lab
  • Neurology
  • Speech Language Pathology - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Cancer and blood disordersBreast Diagnostics · Healing Connections Post-Surgical Breast Cancer Program2
  • Breast Diagnostics
  • Healing Connections Post-Surgical Breast Cancer Program
SurgeryAnesthesiology · Inpatient Surgery - General · Inpatient Surgery - General Surgery6
  • Anesthesiology
  • Inpatient Surgery - General
  • Inpatient Surgery - General Surgery
  • Minor Surgery
  • Pre-admission Clinics
  • Surgical Day Ward
Bones, joints and musclesInpatient Orthopaedic Surgery · Ortho Clinic · Osteoporosis Physical Therapy Program3
  • Inpatient Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Ortho Clinic
  • Osteoporosis Physical Therapy Program
Lungs, breathing and sleepPulmonary Function / Arterial Blood Gas Laboratory · Pulmonary Function Laboratory · Respiratory Therapy3
  • Pulmonary Function / Arterial Blood Gas Laboratory
  • Pulmonary Function Laboratory
  • Respiratory Therapy
Digestive system and liverEndoscopy1
  • Endoscopy
Kidneys and urologyNorthern Alberta Continence Service Clinic1
  • Northern Alberta Continence Service Clinic
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthAngel Cradle Program · Breastfeeding Clinic · Colposcopy Clinic8
  • Angel Cradle Program
  • Breastfeeding Clinic
  • Colposcopy Clinic
  • Labour and Delivery
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Outpatient Obstetrical Assessment Clinic
  • Postpartum
  • Prenatal Classes
Children and youthChild Health Clinic · Pediatric Centre for Wellness and Health2
  • Child Health Clinic
  • Pediatric Centre for Wellness and Health
Mental health and addictionChild Health Behaviour Clinic1
  • Child Health Behaviour Clinic
Eyes, ears, nose, throat and dentalCommunity Audiology Services · Craniofacial Care Program · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Community Screening5
  • Community Audiology Services
  • Craniofacial Care Program
  • Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Community Screening
  • 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 Vascular Access · Chronic Pain Clinic · Community Diabetes Team and Regional Diabetes Service Access13
  • Advanced Vascular Access
  • Chronic Pain Clinic
  • Community Diabetes Team and Regional Diabetes Service Access
  • General Medicine
  • Geriatric Outpatient - Medicine
  • Home Parenteral Therapy
  • Infectious Disease
  • IV Therapy
  • Micro-Pigmentation
  • Nutrition Counselling - Adult
  • Nutrition Services
  • Palliative Care Consult Team (Inpatient)
  • Wound Clinic
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsComputed Tomography · Fluoroscopy · General Radiography (X-Ray)8
  • Computed Tomography
  • Fluoroscopy
  • General Radiography (X-Ray)
  • Laboratory Services
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography / Computed Tomography
  • Ultrasound
Rehabilitation and therapyInpatient Physiotherapy · Occupational Therapy Outpatient Services · Physical Therapy Outpatient Services3
  • Inpatient Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy Outpatient Services
  • Physical Therapy Outpatient Services
Community, home care and public healthHome Care1
  • Home Care
Patient and family supportInterpretive Services · Sexual Assault Response Team · Social Work (Integrated Access Department)4
  • Interpretive Services
  • Sexual Assault Response Team
  • Social Work (Integrated Access Department)
  • Spiritual Care
Food, shops and visitor servicesCafeteria Services · Gift Shop2
  • Cafeteria Services
  • Gift Shop
Other clinics and programsNova Star NASCENT1
  • Nova Star NASCENT

Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 780-735-2000 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.

Misericordia Hospital ER questions

Understanding the wait

What is the Misericordia Hospital ER wait right now?

At 6:25 pm MDT, the estimated wait to see a physician was 8 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 Misericordia 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 Misericordia 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 Misericordia Hospital ER open 24 hours?

Yes. The emergency department at Misericordia Community Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Source: Alberta Health Services

Who can go to the Misericordia Hospital ER?

The emergency department at Misericordia Community Hospital sees patients of all ages.

Source: Alberta Health Services

Where is Misericordia Hospital, and is there parking?

Misericordia Community Hospital is at 16940 87 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5R 4H5. Paid visitor parking at the main hospital (meters take coins or cards). Accessible parking on the south side of the Mother Rosalie Health Services Centre. Public transit on 87 Avenue.

Source: Alberta Health Services

Should I go to urgent care instead of Misericordia 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

Misericordia Community Hospital

16940 87 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5R 4H5

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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 Misericordia Hospital is 8 hr 8 min, longer than the 5 hr 27 min median across 11 Edmonton-area ERs.

Nearest tracked ERs

All Edmonton ER wait timesER wait times near me

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 (250 km)

Not sure where to go?

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

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Call 911

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

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