Estimated wait to see a doctor or NP
8 hours 0 minutes
Very long wait
46
Patients waiting to be seen
33
Patients seen, still in care
Marotta Family Hospital (St. Catharines Hospital) Emergency Wait Times
Also known as Niagara Health St. Catharines, St. Catharines SiteSt. Catharines, Ontario
Open 24 hoursER
Live St. Catharines 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 Niagara Health defines it
The colours are set by us, not by Niagara Health. Under 2 hours is the Canadian goal for even the least urgent patients. cihi.ca
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Hospital details
- Address
- 1200 Fourth Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0A9
- Phone
- 905-378-4647Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
- Hours
Every day Open 24 hours - Operated by
- Niagara Health System
- Parking
- Take a ticket on the way in; pay at the kiosks inside or by card at the exit gate.
- $3.75 per half hour, up to $20 a day.
- Multi-day H PASS packages and a monthly pass are sold on site.
- Departments and services
34 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, 10 pm – 11 pm | 7 hr 5 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 7 hr 18 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 6 hr 20 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 5 hr 35 min | |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 5 hr 22 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 4 hr 30 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 4 hr 0 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 3 hr 16 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 3 hr 43 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 3 hr 44 min | No change |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 3 hr 30 min | |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 3 hr 52 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 3 hr 42 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 4 hr 30 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 4 hr 45 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 4 hr 44 min | No change |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 5 hr 8 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 5 hr 41 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 6 hr 9 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 7 hr 19 min | |
| Today, 6 pm – 7 pm | 8 hr 0 min | |
| Today, 7 pm – 8 pm | 8 hr 0 min | No change |
| Today, 8 pm – 9 pm | 8 hr 0 min | No change |
| Today, 9 pm – 10 pm | 8 hr 0 min | No change |
About Marotta Family Hospital
Marotta Family Hospital is a hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario. Emergency department. This service is open 24 hours a day.
Marotta Family Hospital is Niagara Health's hospital at 1200 Fourth Avenue in St. Catharines. It opened on March 24, 2013 as the St. Catharines Site, replacing the older St. Catharines General and Ontario Street sites, and took its current name after a $15 million gift from the Marotta family, announced in January 2024. It brought care to Niagara that residents once had to leave the region for: the Walker Family Cancer Centre, the Heart Investigation Unit for cardiac catheterization and stent insertion (PCI), and specialized mental health services.
Its emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and includes a four-bed Psychiatric Emergency Service. Niagara Health's births are centralized here: more than 3,000 babies a year are born in the Women and Babies' Unit, beside the region's only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Children's Unit. The hospital's Intensive Care Unit also runs a Critical Care Response Team, which takes critical care expertise to patients anywhere in the hospital. Patients in the emergency department are seen by medical need, not order of arrival.
Sources: Niagara Health hospital page, Niagara Health, Niagara Health 2, Niagara Health 3, Niagara Health 4, Niagara Health 5, Wikipedia
Marotta Family Hospital departments and services
The official Niagara Health facility page lists 34 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)
- Labour and delivery
- CT scan
- MRI
All departments by area of care
Emergency, trauma and critical careCritical Care · Critical Care Response Team · Emergency Department3
- Critical Care
- Critical Care Response Team
- Emergency Department
Heart and blood vesselsHeart Investigation Unit1
- Heart Investigation Unit
Cancer and blood disordersProstate Diagnostic Assessment Program · Radiation Therapy · Systemic Therapy4
- Prostate Diagnostic Assessment Program
- Radiation Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Walker Family Cancer Centre
SurgerySurgical Services1
- Surgical Services
Lungs, breathing and sleepLung Diagnostic Assessment Program · Pulmonary Function Lab2
- Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program
- Pulmonary Function Lab
Kidneys and urologyIn-Centre Hemodialysis · In-patient Regional Nephrology · Independent Therapy Clinic4
- In-Centre Hemodialysis
- In-patient Regional Nephrology
- Independent Therapy Clinic
- Renal Clinic
Transplant and organ donationTransplant Referral Service1
- Transplant Referral Service
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthWomen and Babies' Unit1
- Women and Babies' Unit
Children and youthChildren's Unit · Neonatal Intensive Care Unit2
- Children's Unit
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Mental health and addictionAcute Inpatient Mental Health (Units 1B and 1M) · Outpatient Mental Health Services · Psychiatric Emergency Services3
- Acute Inpatient Mental Health (Units 1B and 1M)
- Outpatient Mental Health Services
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
Medicine and specialty clinicsMedicine1
- Medicine
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsBone Mineral Density · Computed Tomography (CT) · General Radiography (x-ray)8
- Bone Mineral Density
- Computed Tomography (CT)
- General Radiography (x-ray)
- Laboratory
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Nuclear Medicine
- Ontario Breast Screening Clinic
- Ultrasound
Patient and family supportIndigenous Health Services and Reconciliation · Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Treatment Program2
- Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation
- Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Treatment Program
Other clinics and programsAmbulatory Care1
- Ambulatory Care
Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 905-378-4647 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
St. Catharines Hospital ER questions
Understanding the wait
What is the St. Catharines Hospital ER wait right now?
At 9:59 pm EDT, the estimated wait to see a doctor or np was 8 hours 0 minutes (very long wait), according to Niagara Health. It changes as patients arrive, and the most urgent cases are always seen first.
Source: Niagara Health
Is there an ER near St. Catharines 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: Niagara Health
What does the Marotta Family Hospital emergency wait time measure?
The wait time presented here refers to the time between being assessed by a triage nurse and seeing a doctor or nurse practitioner. It is an estimate, not a guaranteed waiting time or the total length of your visit.
What do Waiting and Treating mean at Marotta Family Hospital?
Waiting = Patients who have not yet had an initial assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner.
Treating = Patients who have had an initial assessment completed by a physician or nurse practitioner.
These are department counts, not your position in a first-come, first-served queue.
Why does the Marotta Family Hospital wait time keep changing?
Niagara Health updates its wait-time data every five minutes. New arrivals and serious emergencies can change demand immediately, so the displayed estimate may differ from your experience.
Why might someone arriving later at Marotta Family Hospital be seen first?
A triage nurse assesses medical urgency. Patients with the most serious conditions are treated first, regardless of arrival time. If your condition changes while you wait, tell a member of the clinical team.
Planning your visit
Is the St. Catharines Hospital ER open 24 hours?
Yes. The emergency department at Marotta Family Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: Niagara Health
Where is St. Catharines Hospital, and is there parking?
Marotta Family Hospital is at 1200 Fourth Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0A9. Take a ticket on the way in; pay at the kiosks inside or by card at the exit gate. $3.75 per half hour, up to $20 a day. Multi-day H PASS packages and a monthly pass are sold on site.
Source: Niagara Health
Should I go to urgent care instead of St. Catharines 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: Niagara Health
Is Marotta Family Hospital the old St. Catharines hospital?
It is Niagara Health's hospital in St. Catharines, at 1200 Fourth Avenue. It opened in 2013 as the St. Catharines Site, replacing the older St. Catharines General and Ontario Street sites, and was renamed Marotta Family Hospital after a gift announced in January 2024. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day. In an emergency, call 911.
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Does Marotta Family Hospital have a psychiatric emergency service?
Yes. Niagara Health's Psychiatric Emergency Service is a dedicated four-bed unit in the emergency department at Marotta Family Hospital. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
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Should I choose a Niagara emergency department by its wait time?
Niagara Health provides estimates for general information, not medical advice or a recommendation to choose a particular emergency department. Call 911 for a medical emergency. Urgent care centres treat minor illnesses and injuries; they do not replace emergency departments.
Map and directions
Marotta Family Hospital
1200 Fourth Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0A9
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
OpenERNiagara Falls Hospital wait time
Niagara Falls · 17 km
Estimated wait to see a doctor or NP
7 hours 0 minutes1 hour shorter than St. Catharines Hospital- Open 24 hours
OpenERWelland Hospital wait time
Welland · 20 km
Estimated wait to see a doctor or NP
6 hours 0 minutes2 hours shorter than St. Catharines Hospital- Open 24 hours
OpenERWest Lincoln Memorial Hospital wait time
Grimsby · 22 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
3 hours 50 minutesLong wait- Open 24 hours
- Treats: 18+
OpenERJuravinski Hospital wait time
Hamilton · 47 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
4 hours 2 minutesVery long wait- Open 24 hours
- Treats: 18+
OpenERHamilton General Hospital wait time
Hamilton · 48 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
1 hour 57 minutesShorter wait- Open 24 hours
- Treats: 18+
Nearest tracked urgent care
- ClosedUrgent care
King Campus Urgent Care wait time
Hamilton · 41 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
Closed now
Opens tomorrow at 8 am
- Treats: All ages
ClosedUrgent careWest End Urgent Care wait time
Hamilton · 52 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
Closed now
Opens tomorrow at 10 am
- 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: King Campus Urgent Care (41 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.