Longest expected wait to see a doctor
5 hours 57 minutes
Very long wait
54
Patients waiting to be seen
Grand River Hospital Emergency Wait Times
Now WRHN @ Midtown · Also known as Grand River Hospital Kitchener, K-W HospitalKitchener, Ontario
Open 24 hoursER
Live Grand River Hospital ER wait 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 10 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 WRHN @ Midtown defines it
The colours are set by us, not by WRHN @ Midtown. Under 2 hours is the Canadian goal for even the least urgent patients. cihi.ca
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Hospital details
- Address
- 835 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3
- Phone
- 519-742-3611Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
- Hours
Every day Open 24 hours - Operated by
- Waterloo Regional Health Network
- Parking
- Parking garage, plus pay-and-display by the main entrance and outside the Emergency Department.
- $4 per half hour, $17.25 for a day pass.
- Departments and services
24 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 (EDT). Gaps are hours with no reading.
Show as a table
| Hour | Average estimate | vs hour before |
|---|---|---|
| Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm | 4 hr 7 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 5 hr 9 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 5 hr 54 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 6 hr 42 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 7 hr 42 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 7 hr 43 min | No change |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 8 hr 33 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 9 hr 30 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 10 hr 10 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 10 hr 40 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 11 hr 28 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 12 hr 14 min | |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 12 hr 12 min | No change |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 12 hr 28 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 11 hr 47 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 9 hr 55 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 10 hr 36 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 10 hr 54 min | |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 5 hr 32 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 5 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 6 hr 24 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 6 hr 7 min | |
| Today, 6 pm – 7 pm | 6 hr 42 min | |
| Today, 7 pm – 8 pm | 5 hr 48 min |
About Grand River Hospital
Grand River Hospital is a hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. Emergency department. This service is open 24 hours a day.
WRHN @ Midtown is Waterloo Regional Health Network's hospital at 835 King Street West in Kitchener, known until 2025 as the Kitchener-Waterloo campus of Grand River Hospital. It was founded in 1895 as the K-W Hospital, a 70-bed community hospital for Kitchener and Waterloo, and in 1995 merged with the Freeport hospital to form Grand River Hospital. In April 2025 Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital became one organization, WRHN.
The emergency department is on the second floor of A wing (use the Emergency Department entrance) and is open 24 hours a day. Midtown is where WRHN offers emergency mental health and addiction assessments, with a six-bed Crisis Extended Assessment Unit for children, youth and adults. It is the District Stroke Centre, one of only two local hospitals able to give the clot-busting drug tenecteplase and assess patients for endovascular thrombectomy. It is also home to the WRHN Cancer Centre, the Marjorie Carroll Childbirth Centre, a 24-bed Level 2B neonatal intensive care unit and most of WRHN's care for children and youth.
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WRHN @ Midtown departments and services
The official WRHN facility page lists 24 departments, clinics and services here, grouped below by area of care.
Key services at a glance
- Stroke care
- Psychiatric emergency care
- Intensive care (ICU)
- Neonatal intensive care (NICU)
- Labour and delivery
All departments by area of care
Emergency, trauma and critical careCritical Care Units · Emergency Departments2
- Critical Care Units
- Emergency Departments
Brain, nerves and strokeDistrict Stroke Centre · Stroke Units2
- District Stroke Centre
- Stroke Units
Cancer and blood disordersWaterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program1
- Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program
SurgeryDay Surgery · Inpatient Surgery · Surgery Outpatient Clinics3
- Day Surgery
- Inpatient Surgery
- Surgery Outpatient Clinics
Bones, joints and musclesFracture Outpatient Clinic1
- Fracture Outpatient Clinic
Kidneys and urologyKidney Dialysis · Kidney Outpatient Clinics2
- Kidney Dialysis
- Kidney Outpatient Clinics
Transplant and organ donationKidney Transplant Referral Centre1
- Kidney Transplant Referral Centre
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthChildbirth · Labour and Delivery · Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)3
- Childbirth
- Labour and Delivery
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Children and youthChildren and Youth Outpatient Clinics · Children and Youth Unit2
- Children and Youth Outpatient Clinics
- Children and Youth Unit
Mental health and addictionEmergency Mental Health Care · Mental Health Care for Adults · Mental Health Care for Children and Youth3
- Emergency Mental Health Care
- Mental Health Care for Adults
- Mental Health Care for Children and Youth
Medicine and specialty clinicsGeneral Medicine Units1
- General Medicine Units
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsDiagnostic Tests · Medical Imaging2
- Diagnostic Tests
- Medical Imaging
Patient and family supportSexual Assault and Domestic Violence1
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 519-742-3611 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
Grand River Hospital ER questions
Understanding the wait
What is the Grand River Hospital ER wait right now?
At 7:30 pm EDT, the longest expected wait to see a doctor was 5 hours 57 minutes (very long wait), according to WRHN @ Midtown. It changes as patients arrive, and the most urgent cases are always seen first.
Source: WRHN @ Midtown
How is the Grand River Hospital ER wait time calculated?
WRHN @ Midtown publishes it as "Longest expected wait to see a doctor": An estimate of how long you may wait, from arrival, to see a doctor or nurse practitioner. WRHN updates it every hour. Patients are seen based on how sick they are, not in the order they arrive, so it may change if patients with more serious needs arrive. We check it every 10 minutes. People with the most urgent needs are always seen first, so your own wait may be shorter or longer.
Source: WRHN @ Midtown
Is there an ER near Grand River 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: WRHN @ Midtown
Planning your visit
Is the Grand River Hospital ER open 24 hours?
Yes. The emergency department at WRHN @ Midtown is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: WRHN @ Midtown
Where is Grand River Hospital, and is there parking?
WRHN @ Midtown is at 835 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3. Parking garage, plus pay-and-display by the main entrance and outside the Emergency Department. $4 per half hour, $17.25 for a day pass.
Source: WRHN @ Midtown
Should I go to urgent care instead of Grand River 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 Health811 at 811 for advice from a nurse.
Source: WRHN @ Midtown
Map and directions
WRHN @ Midtown
835 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3
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 Grand River Hospital is 5 hr 57 min, longer than the 4 hr 26 min median across 2 Kitchener ERs.
Nearest tracked ERs
OpenERSt. Mary's Hospital wait time
Kitchener · 2.1 km
Longest expected wait to see a doctor
2 hours 54 minutes3 hours 3 minutes shorter than Grand River Hospital- Open 24 hours
OpenERBrantford General Hospital wait time
Brantford · 39 km
Average wait to see a physician
6 hours 49 minutesVery long wait- Open 24 hours
OpenERGeorgetown Hospital wait time
Georgetown · 51 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
3 hours 13 minutesLong wait- Open 24 hours
OpenERMilton Hospital wait time
Milton · 52 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
1 hour 12 minutesShorter wait- Open 24 hours
OpenERChildrenMcMaster Children's Hospital wait time
Hamilton · 53 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
1 hour 41 minutesShorter wait- Open 24 hours
- Treats: Under 18
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: Willett Hospital (30 km)
Not sure where to go?
Call Health811 at 811 to talk to a nurse. About Health811
Call 911
Chest pain or pressure, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding, trouble breathing, a serious injury, or someone who will not wake up.