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Estimated wait to see a physician
4 hours 3 minutes
Very long wait
Was 4 hr 12 min at
Open 24 hours
South Health Campus Emergency Wait Times
Also known as SHCCalgary, Alberta
OpenERChildrenTreats: All ages
Live South Health Campus ER wait right now
Children's ER
Estimated wait to see a physician
3 hours 12 minutes
Long wait
Was 3 hr 36 min at
Open today 11 am – 11 pm
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
- 4448 Front Street SE, Calgary, AB T3M 1M4
- Phone
- 403-956-1111Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
- Hours
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Every day Open 24 hours Children's ER
Every day 11 am – 11 pm - Who it treats
- Emergency department treats all ages
- Children's emergency department treats children only
- Health authority
- Alberta Health Services
- Parking
Parking on site. On a major bus route.
- Departments and services
146 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.
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| Hour | Average estimate | vs hour before |
|---|---|---|
| Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm | 5 hr 44 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 7 hr 21 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 10 hr 17 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 7 hr 44 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 8 hr 7 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 7 hr 32 min | |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 6 hr 55 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 5 hr 46 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 4 hr 41 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 3 hr 43 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 3 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 4 hr 36 min | |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 4 hr 13 min | |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 3 hr 58 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 4 hr 10 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 3 hr 44 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 3 hr 32 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 3 hr 49 min | |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 3 hr 50 min | No change |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 4 hr 13 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 4 hr 1 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 3 hr 57 min | |
| Today, 6 pm – 7 pm | 3 hr 58 min | No change |
| Today, 7 pm – 8 pm | 4 hr 21 min |
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| Hour | Average estimate | vs hour before |
|---|---|---|
| Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm | 3 hr 14 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 6 hr 12 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 10 hr 17 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 7 hr 44 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 8 hr 7 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 7 hr 32 min | |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 6 hr 55 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 5 hr 46 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 4 hr 41 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 3 hr 43 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 3 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 4 hr 36 min | |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 4 hr 13 min | |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 3 hr 58 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 4 hr 10 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 59 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 33 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 33 min | No change |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 36 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 38 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 1 hr 4 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 2 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 6 pm – 7 pm | 2 hr 39 min | |
| Today, 7 pm – 8 pm | 2 hr 46 min |
About South Health Campus
South Health Campus is a hospital in Calgary, Alberta. Emergency department: All ages. This service is open 24 hours a day. Children's emergency: Children.
South Health Campus is an Alberta Health Services hospital in southeast Calgary. It began opening in September 2012, starting with family medicine teaching clinics and diagnostic imaging, and its emergency department opened on January 14, 2013. The campus is a referral centre for southern Alberta, and its Wellness Centre is run in partnership with YMCA Calgary.
The emergency department is open 24/7 for patients of all ages. Inside it, a dedicated children's area staffed by pediatric emergency nurses and physicians is open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; at other times, children are seen in the main department. Psychiatric emergency services are available for adults and for children and teens, and the hospital has intensive care and a neonatal intensive care unit.
Sources: AHS facility page, albertahealthservices.ca, albertahealthservices.ca 2, albertahealthservices.ca 3, cumming.ucalgary.ca, Wikipedia
Who South Health Campus treats
ER
This ER treats patients of all ages.
Children's ER
This children's ER treats children.
In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
South Health Campus departments and services
The official AHS facility page lists 146 departments, clinics and services here, grouped below by area of care.
Key services at a glance
- Psychiatric emergency care
- Intensive care (ICU)
- Neonatal intensive care (NICU)
- CT scan
- MRI
- X-ray
- Ultrasound
- Lab
- Cafeteria
- Pharmacy
All departments by area of care
Emergency, trauma and critical careEmergency Services · Intensive Care Services - Critical Care Medicine · Rapid Access Unit3
- Emergency Services
- Intensive Care Services - Critical Care Medicine
- Rapid Access Unit
Heart and blood vesselsBicuspid Valve Clinic · Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic · Cardiac Diagnostics - Hospital Sites18
- Bicuspid Valve Clinic
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic
- Cardiac Diagnostics - Hospital Sites
- Cardiac Function Clinic
- Cardiac Implantable Electrical Device (CIED) Clinic
- Cardiac Valve Clinic
- Complex Aortic Program
- Complex Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
- Complex Cardiac Arrhythmia Clinic
- Fabry's Cardiomyopathy Clinic
- General Cardiology Clinic
- Heart and Minds Clinic
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic
- Medical Cardiology - Inpatients
- Women's Cardiovascular Health Clinic - Arrhythmia
- Women's Cardiovascular Health Clinic - Central Access and Triage
- Women's Cardiovascular Health Clinic - Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
- Women's Cardiovascular Health Clinic - Prevention
Brain, nerves and strokeAllied Health Outpatient Neurology · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic · Calgary Headache Assessment & Management Program19
- Allied Health Outpatient Neurology
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic
- Calgary Headache Assessment & Management Program
- Cognitive Neurosciences Clinic
- Electroencephalography Service
- Electromyography Service
- Epilepsy Clinic
- Facial Nerve Clinic
- Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic
- General Neurology Clinic
- Movement Disorders Program
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
- Neuroimmunology Clinic
- Neurology Lumbar Puncture Clinic
- Neuromuscular Clinic
- Peripheral Nerve Clinic
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Clinic
- Stroke Prevention Clinic
- Tourettes and Pediatric Movement Disorder Clinic
Cancer and blood disordersAlberta Thoracic Oncology Program · Cardio-Oncology Clinic · Hematology Clinic3
- Alberta Thoracic Oncology Program
- Cardio-Oncology Clinic
- Hematology Clinic
SurgeryAnaesthesia Services · Day Surgery Unit · General Surgery - Inpatient5
- Anaesthesia Services
- Day Surgery Unit
- General Surgery - Inpatient
- Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
- Pre-admission Clinic
Bones, joints and musclesBone and Joint Central Access & Triage · Cast Clinic · General Orthopedic Clinic8
- Bone and Joint Central Access & Triage
- Cast Clinic
- General Orthopedic Clinic
- Hand Clinic
- Hand Therapy
- Hip and Knee Clinic
- Orthopedic Services - Inpatients
- Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic
Lungs, breathing and sleepArterial Blood Gases / Cooximetry · Bronchoscopy Clinic · Calgary Advanced Respiratory Disease Clinic13
- Arterial Blood Gases / Cooximetry
- Bronchoscopy Clinic
- Calgary Advanced Respiratory Disease Clinic
- Chronic Cough Clinic
- Community Pediatric Asthma Service
- Dyspnea and Pleurx Clinics
- General Pulmonary Clinic
- Pulmonary Clinic - Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Pulmonary Clinic - Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Pulmonary Clinic - Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Diagnostics Unit
- Pulmonary Respiratory Clinic
- South Health Campus Pleural Diseases Clinic
Digestive system and liverCapsule Endoscopy Program - Outpatients · Endoscopy / Colonoscopy Services · Gastroenterology Clinic - Outpatients7
- Capsule Endoscopy Program - Outpatients
- Endoscopy / Colonoscopy Services
- Gastroenterology Clinic - Outpatients
- Gut Motility Clinic - Outpatients
- Hepatology Clinic
- Outpatient Surgical Clinic- Anorectal
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (GI) Clinic
Kidneys and urologyHemodialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South · Nephrology Clinic · Outpatient Urology Clinic5
- Hemodialysis - Alberta Kidney Care - South
- Nephrology Clinic
- Outpatient Urology Clinic
- Pediatric Urology Clinic
- Stone Clinic
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthAllied Health Women's Health Clinic · Antenatal Community Care Program · Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic12
- Allied Health Women's Health Clinic
- Antenatal Community Care Program
- Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic
- Early Pregnancy Assessment
- Gynecological Surgery
- Gynecology Outpatient Services
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Obstetrics Outpatients Clinic
- Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Clinic
- Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology to Adult
- Twin and Triplet Prenatal Nutrition Counselling
Children and youthGeneral Pediatric Clinic1
- General Pediatric Clinic
Mental health and addictionAdolescent Outpatient Mental Health Services · Adult Day Hospital - Addiction and Mental Health · Allied Health Psychology12
- Adolescent Outpatient Mental Health Services
- Adult Day Hospital - Addiction and Mental Health
- Allied Health Psychology
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Services
- Community Addiction and Mental Health Clinics
- Emergency Room Outreach Team - Mental Health
- Emerging Adult Treatment Clinic
- Pediatric Psychiatry - Inpatient
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Psychiatric Emergency Services - Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Psychiatry - Inpatient
- Urgent Psychiatric Consultation Clinic
Eyes, ears, nose, throat and dentalAdult Bone-Anchored Hearing Device Program · Audiology Services · Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Screening6
- Adult Bone-Anchored Hearing Device Program
- Audiology Services
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Screening
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program - Postpartum Screening
- Neurovestibular Clinic
- Surgical Outpatient Clinic - Ear, Nose and Throat
Medicine and specialty clinicsAdult Nutrition Counselling · Advanced Venous Access Service · Allied Health Wound Care15
- Adult Nutrition Counselling
- Advanced Venous Access Service
- Allied Health Wound Care
- Day Medicine
- Diabetes Centre - Endocrinology & Metabolism Program
- Endocrinology Clinic
- Family Medicine Clinic, Department of Family Medicine
- General Internal Medicine Clinic
- General Medicine - Inpatients
- Home Parenteral Therapy Program
- Inpatient Geriatric Consultation Service
- NSWOC Clinic
- Nutrition Counselling - Pediatric
- Nutrition Counselling - Pediatric Weight Management
- Transitional Pain Clinic
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsComputed Tomography · Fluoroscopy · General Radiography (X-Ray)8
- Computed Tomography
- Fluoroscopy
- General Radiography (X-Ray)
- Interventional Radiography / Angiography
- Laboratory Services
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Nuclear Medicine
- Ultrasound
Rehabilitation and therapyOutpatient Dysphagia Clinic1
- Outpatient Dysphagia Clinic
Community, home care and public healthAlberta Healthy Living Program - Calgary Zone · South Health Campus Wellness Centre2
- Alberta Healthy Living Program - Calgary Zone
- South Health Campus Wellness Centre
Patient and family supportAllied Health Outpatient Social Work · Social Work Services · Spiritual Care Services4
- Allied Health Outpatient Social Work
- Social Work Services
- Spiritual Care Services
- Transition Services - Acute Care
Food, shops and visitor servicesCafeteria Services - Good Earth Cafe · Cafeteria Services - Market Cafe · Gift Shops - The Red Thread4
- Cafeteria Services - Good Earth Cafe
- Cafeteria Services - Market Cafe
- Gift Shops - The Red Thread
- Pharmacy Services - Outpatients (Rexall)
Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 403-956-1111 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
South Health Campus ER questions
Understanding the wait
What is the South Health Campus ER wait right now?
At 8 pm MDT, the estimated wait to see a physician at the ER was 4 hours 3 minutes (very long wait), according to Alberta Health Services. At 8 pm MDT, the estimated wait to see a physician at the Children's ER was 3 hours 12 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 South Health Campus 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 South Health Campus 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 South Health Campus ER open 24 hours?
The ER is open 24 hours. The children's ER is open 11 am – 11 pm daily.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Who can go to the South Health Campus ER?
The ER sees patients of all ages. The children's ER sees children.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Where is South Health Campus, and is there parking?
South Health Campus is at 4448 Front Street SE, Calgary, AB T3M 1M4. Parking on site. On a major bus route.
Source: Alberta Health Services
Should I go to urgent care instead of South Health Campus?
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
South Health Campus
4448 Front Street SE, Calgary, AB T3M 1M4
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 South Health Campus is 4 hr 3 min, shorter than the 5 hr 4 min median across 4 Calgary ERs.
Nearest tracked ERs
OpenERRockyview Hospital wait time
Calgary · 16 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
4 hours 59 minutes56 minutes longer than South Health Campus- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
OpenERPeter Lougheed Hospital wait time
Calgary · 22 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
6 hours 5 minutes2 hours 2 minutes longer than South Health Campus- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
OpenERFoothills Hospital wait time
Calgary · 24 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
5 hours 8 minutes1 hour 5 minutes longer than South Health Campus- Open 24 hours
- Treats: 15+
OpenERChildrenAlberta Children's Hospital wait time
Calgary · 25 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
2 hours 32 minutes1 hour 31 minutes shorter than South Health Campus- Open 24 hours
- Treats: Under 18
OpenERInnisfail Health Centre wait time
Innisfail · 127 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
Not published
- Open 24 hours
- Treats: All ages
Nearest tracked urgent care
ClosedUrgent careSouth Calgary Health Centre wait time
Calgary · 7.8 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
Closed now
Opens tomorrow at 8 am
- Treats: All ages
OpenUrgent careOkotoks Health and Wellness Centre wait time
Okotoks · 19 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
3 hours 58 minutes5 minutes shorter than South Health Campus- Open today 8 am – 10 pm
- Treats: All ages
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: South Calgary Health Centre (7.8 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.