Also known as University of British Columbia Hospital, Koerner PavilionVancouver, British Columbia
9 in 10 patients seen within
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Was 3 hr 30 min at
3 hr 45 min
Estimated length of stay, for 3 in 4 patients who go home
Due to increased arrivals after 6PM you can expect long waits. Please consider a closer ED or UPCC.
Open today 8 am – 8 pm
Life-threatening emergency? Call 911, don't wait.
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9 in 10 patients are seen within this time; about 1 in 10 wait longer. It is not the total time at the hospital, and sicker patients are seen first. How edwaittimes.ca defines it
The colours are set by us, not by edwaittimes.ca. Under 2 hours is the Canadian goal for even the least urgent patients. cihi.ca
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44 departments, clinics and services
View all departments| Hour | Average estimate | vs hour before |
|---|---|---|
| Yesterday, 6 pm – 7 pm | 2 hr 46 min | |
| Yesterday, 7 pm – 8 pm | 3 hr 3 min | |
| Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm | 2 hr 50 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 1 hr 0 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 18 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 56 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 48 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | No data | No comparison |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 1 hr 23 min | No comparison |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 1 hr 38 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 2 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 3 hr 1 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 3 hr 15 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 3 hr 9 min | |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 3 hr 7 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 2 hr 44 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 3 hr 27 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 3 hr 33 min |
UBC Hospital is a hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. Emergency department: All ages.
UBC Hospital (UBCH) is a Vancouver Coastal Health teaching hospital at Koerner Pavilion, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. VCH calls it one of British Columbia's foremost teaching and research facilities. It has four buildings: Koerner Pavilion, the main hospital building; Purdy Pavilion; Detwiller Pavilion; and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, which opened in February 2014. VCH describes it as a hub for complex orthopedic surgery, plastic and breast reconstruction, gynecology, urology and general surgery programs. The Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders, established in 1981, is the provincial referral centre for complex sleep disorders and serves patients aged 16 and over. Psychiatric inpatient services, including the BC Psychosis Program for adults, are at Detwiller Pavilion. UBC Neurology describes a sub-acute stroke unit at UBCH, where patients move after acute stroke care at Vancouver General Hospital. The hospital has an eight-bed high acuity unit for complex scheduled surgical cases, but it does not list an intensive care unit.
The emergency department is not open around the clock. It is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the year, and VCH says it provides emergency care for life-threatening illness, injury or overdose during those hours. Follow the signs for the Emergency Department at 2211 Wesbrook Mall; patients who can walk or use a wheelchair can be dropped off outside the ED doors. VCH gives no age limit for the department. It notes that the BC Children's Hospital Emergency Department in Vancouver is open 24 hours a day and provides emergency care to children and youth up to the age of 16. When the department is closed, go to another emergency department or call 9-1-1. For problems that are not emergencies, VCH asks people to consider an urgent and primary care centre. The UBC Urgent and Primary Care Centre, at 6165 Agronomy Road, opened on March 31, 2026 and is a separate clinic from the hospital. It is open Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm, with regular hours on statutory holidays, and is walk-in only.
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This ER treats patients of all ages.
In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 604-822-7121 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
At 6:18 pm PDT, the 9 in 10 patients seen within was 3 hours 15 minutes (long wait), according to edwaittimes.ca. It changes as patients arrive, and the most urgent cases are always seen first.
Source: edwaittimes.ca
"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: edwaittimes.ca
edwaittimes.ca posts this note for UBC Hospital: more people arrive after 6 pm, so you can expect long waits, and it asks you to consider a closer emergency department or urgent and primary care centre. The ER itself closes at 8 pm. In an emergency, call 911.
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edwaittimes.ca describes its ED wait as the time from triage assessment to seeing a doctor or nurse practitioner. The displayed estimate is the 90th percentile: about 9 in 10 patients are seen within that time, while about 1 in 10 may wait longer. It is not an average, an appointment time or a guarantee.
No. Estimated length of stay covers arrival to discharge home for 75% of patients, excluding people admitted to hospital. It includes assessment, tests and treatment. The wait-to-clinician estimate and this total-visit measure describe different parts of care.
The publisher says its online estimates refresh every five minutes. This is separate from our checks of the source and does not mean the number must change at every refresh. The page shows the timestamp available for the latest information.
Demand can change suddenly as patients arrive, particularly after a serious incident. Patients with more urgent needs receive priority, so your own wait can be shorter or longer than the estimate.
Open 8 am – 8 pm daily. Hours can change on holidays; the wait panel above shows whether it is open now.
Source: edwaittimes.ca
The emergency department at UBC Hospital sees patients of all ages.
Source: edwaittimes.ca
UBC Hospital is at 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5. Health Sciences and Thunderbird parkades: $2.25 per half hour, up to $22 a day ($11 evenings and weekends). Front lot at 2211 Wesbrook Mall: 2-hour maximum. Pay with Honk, PayByPhone, ZipBy or at the machines. No free parking on campus. UBC Parking: 604-822-6786.
Source: edwaittimes.ca
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 HealthLink BC at 811 for advice from a nurse.
Source: edwaittimes.ca
No. They are separate. The UBC Hospital emergency department is at 2211 Wesbrook Mall and is open 8 am to 8 pm every day. The UBC Urgent and Primary Care Centre is a clinic at 6165 Agronomy Road, open Monday to Saturday 8 am to 10 pm and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. When the ER is closed, go to another emergency department or call 911.
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The figures provide general information, not a recommendation about where to seek care. Travel, recent treatment at a hospital and your health needs also matter. For a serious emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For advice about non-emergency options, contact HealthLink BC at 811.
UBC Hospital
2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5
Right now the estimate at UBCH is 3 hr 15 min, longer than the 2 hr 53 min median across 4 Vancouver ERs.
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Serious problems that need a hospital, any time: broken bones, deep cuts, severe pain, or a fever in a baby under 3 months.
Problems that are not life-threatening but need care today: sprains, minor cuts and burns, infections. Hours are often limited.
Minor problems such as colds, sore throats, rashes or prescription refills are often quicker here.
Nearest tracked urgent care: UBC Urgent and Primary Care Centre (250 m)
Not sure where to go?
Call HealthLink BC at 811 to talk to a nurse. About HealthLink BC
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Chest pain or pressure, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding, trouble breathing, a serious injury, or someone who will not wake up.
