Longest expected wait to see a doctor
2 hours 54 minutes
Long wait
29
Patients waiting to be seen
St. Mary's Hospital Emergency Wait Time
Now WRHN @ Queen's Blvd. · Also known as St. Mary's Hospital Kitchener, St. Mary's General HospitalKitchener, Ontario
Open 24 hoursER
Live St. Mary's 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 @ Queen's Blvd. defines it
The colours are set by us, not by WRHN @ Queen's Blvd.. Under 2 hours is the Canadian goal for even the least urgent patients. cihi.ca
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Hospital details
- Address
- 911 Queen's Boulevard, Kitchener, ON N2M 1B2
- Phone
- 519-744-3311Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
- Hours
Every day Open 24 hours - Operated by
- Waterloo Regional Health Network
- Parking
Visitor parking at 55 Spadina Road West: $3.75 per half hour, $15.75 daily maximum. Day, 5-, 7-, 10- and 30-day passes are sold at the pay stations in the main lobby or the Precise ParkLink office near the emergency entrance.
- Departments and services
17 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 | 3 hr 11 min | |
| Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm | 3 hr 23 min | |
| Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm | 3 hr 56 min | |
| Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight | 4 hr 41 min | |
| Today, midnight – 1 am | 5 hr 28 min | |
| Today, 1 am – 2 am | 5 hr 50 min | |
| Today, 2 am – 3 am | 6 hr 6 min | |
| Today, 3 am – 4 am | 6 hr 30 min | |
| Today, 4 am – 5 am | 7 hr 25 min | |
| Today, 5 am – 6 am | 8 hr 21 min | |
| Today, 6 am – 7 am | 8 hr 47 min | |
| Today, 7 am – 8 am | 7 hr 26 min | |
| Today, 8 am – 9 am | 7 hr 15 min | |
| Today, 9 am – 10 am | 7 hr 41 min | |
| Today, 10 am – 11 am | 8 hr 18 min | |
| Today, 11 am – noon | 5 hr 30 min | |
| Today, noon – 1 pm | 2 hr 45 min | |
| Today, 1 pm – 2 pm | 2 hr 4 min | |
| Today, 2 pm – 3 pm | 2 hr 44 min | |
| Today, 3 pm – 4 pm | 3 hr 16 min | |
| Today, 4 pm – 5 pm | 3 hr 50 min | |
| Today, 5 pm – 6 pm | 4 hr 4 min | |
| Today, 6 pm – 7 pm | 3 hr 47 min | |
| Today, 7 pm – 8 pm | 2 hr 45 min |
About St. Mary's Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital is a hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. Emergency department. This service is open 24 hours a day.
WRHN @ Queen's Blvd. is Waterloo Regional Health Network's hospital at 911 Queen's Boulevard in Kitchener, known until 2025 as St. Mary's General Hospital. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton opened it as St. Mary's Hospital on October 21, 1924, and it became St. Mary's General Hospital in 1959. In April 2025 it merged with Grand River Hospital to form WRHN.
The emergency department is on the first floor (use the Emergency Department entrance) and is open 24 hours a day. Queen's Blvd. is home to WRHN's Regional Cardiac Care Centre, which opened at St. Mary's in 2003: its cardiac catheterization lab is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergency heart care, alongside cardiac surgery, a cardiovascular intensive care unit and a coronary care unit. The site also has a medical/surgical intensive care unit and the Thoracic Cancer Surgery Centre. Emergency mental health assessments, childbirth and most care for children are at WRHN @ Midtown.
Sources: WRHN Emergency Departments, WRHN healthcare services, WRHN healthcare services 2, WRHN healthcare services 3, WRHN, Wikipedia
WRHN @ Queen's Blvd. departments and services
The official WRHN facility page lists 17 departments, clinics and services here, grouped below by area of care.
Key services at a glance
- Intensive care (ICU)
All departments by area of care
Emergency, trauma and critical careCoronary Care Unit · Critical Care Units · Emergency Departments3
- Coronary Care Unit
- Critical Care Units
- Emergency Departments
Heart and blood vesselsCardiac Outpatient Clinics · Cardiac Surgery · Cardiac Units3
- Cardiac Outpatient Clinics
- Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiac Units
Cancer and blood disordersThoracic Cancer Surgery Centre1
- Thoracic Cancer Surgery Centre
SurgeryDay Surgery · Regional Surgery Programs · Surgery Outpatient Clinics3
- Day Surgery
- Regional Surgery Programs
- Surgery Outpatient Clinics
Lungs, breathing and sleepChest Unit · Lung and Chest2
- Chest Unit
- Lung and Chest
Eyes, ears, nose, throat and dentalEye1
- Eye
Medicine and specialty clinicsGeneral Medicine Units · Specialized Medicine for Older Adults2
- General Medicine Units
- Specialized Medicine for Older Adults
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsMedical Imaging1
- 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 519-744-3311 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.
St. Mary's Hospital ER questions
Understanding the wait
What is the St. Mary's Hospital ER wait right now?
At 7:30 pm EDT, the longest expected wait to see a doctor was 2 hours 54 minutes (long wait), according to WRHN @ Queen's Blvd.. It changes as patients arrive, and the most urgent cases are always seen first.
Source: WRHN @ Queen's Blvd.
How is the St. Mary's Hospital ER wait time calculated?
WRHN @ Queen's Blvd. 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 @ Queen's Blvd.
Is there an ER near St. Mary's 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 @ Queen's Blvd.
Planning your visit
Is the St. Mary's Hospital ER open 24 hours?
Yes. The emergency department at WRHN @ Queen's Blvd. is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: WRHN @ Queen's Blvd.
Where is St. Mary's Hospital, and is there parking?
WRHN @ Queen's Blvd. is at 911 Queen's Boulevard, Kitchener, ON N2M 1B2. Visitor parking at 55 Spadina Road West: $3.75 per half hour, $15.75 daily maximum. Day, 5-, 7-, 10- and 30-day passes are sold at the pay stations in the main lobby or the Precise ParkLink office near the emergency entrance.
Source: WRHN @ Queen's Blvd.
Should I go to urgent care instead of St. Mary's 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 @ Queen's Blvd.
Map and directions
WRHN @ Queen's Blvd.
911 Queen's Boulevard, Kitchener, ON N2M 1B2
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 St. Mary's Hospital is 2 hr 54 min, shorter than the 4 hr 26 min median across 2 Kitchener ERs.
Nearest tracked ERs
OpenERGrand River Hospital wait time
Kitchener · 2.1 km
Longest expected wait to see a doctor
5 hours 57 minutes3 hours 3 minutes longer than St. Mary's Hospital- Open 24 hours
OpenERBrantford General Hospital wait time
Brantford · 37 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
OpenERChildrenMcMaster Children's Hospital wait time
Hamilton · 51 km
Average wait to see a doctor (last 6 hours)
1 hour 41 minutesShorter wait- Open 24 hours
- Treats: Under 18
OpenERMilton Hospital wait time
Milton · 51 km
Estimated wait to see a physician
1 hour 12 minutesShorter wait- Open 24 hours
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 (28 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.