Victoria Hospital Emergency Wait Times

Also known as VHLondon, Ontario

Victoria Hospital on Commissioners Road East in London, Ontario
Open 24 hoursER
Photo: Nephron at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Live Victoria Hospital ER wait right now

Estimated wait to see a physician

7 hours 15 minutes

Very long wait

Was 8 hr 15 min at

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

London Health Sciences Centre

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 London Health Sciences Centre defines it

The colours are set by us, not by London Health Sciences Centre. Under 2 hours is the Canadian goal for even the least urgent patients. cihi.ca

How we measure and colour waits

Hospital details

Address
800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON N6A 5W9
Phone
519-685-8500Main switchboard. For an emergency, call 911.
Hours
Every dayOpen 24 hours
Operated by
London Health Sciences Centre
Parking

Paid parking, open 24/7: $4 for the first hour, then $2 per half hour, up to $12 a day. A 24-hour pass with in-and-out privileges is $14; 7-, 14- and 30-day passes are sold.

Parking information

Departments and services

15 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
Average estimated wait by hour, last 24 hours
HourAverage estimatevs hour before
Yesterday, 8 pm – 9 pm6 hr 53 min
Yesterday, 9 pm – 10 pm7 hr 55 min
Yesterday, 10 pm – 11 pm7 hr 38 min
Yesterday, 11 pm – midnight8 hr 15 min
Today, midnight – 1 am9 hr 8 min
Today, 1 am – 2 am10 hr 7 min
Today, 2 am – 3 am11 hr 8 min
Today, 3 am – 4 am12 hr 6 min
Today, 4 am – 5 am13 hr 8 min
Today, 5 am – 6 am11 hr 53 min
Today, 6 am – 7 am12 hr 8 min
Today, 7 am – 8 am13 hr 8 min
Today, 8 am – 9 am10 hr 38 min
Today, 9 am – 10 am11 hr 38 min
Today, 10 am – 11 am12 hr 37 min
Today, 11 am – noon13 hr 11 min
Today, noon – 1 pm6 hr 23 min
Today, 1 pm – 2 pm7 hr 25 min
Today, 2 pm – 3 pm8 hr 25 min
Today, 3 pm – 4 pm7 hr 29 min
Today, 4 pm – 5 pm7 hr 53 min
Today, 5 pm – 6 pm7 hr 30 min
Today, 6 pm – 7 pm8 hr 42 min
Today, 7 pm – 8 pm7 hr 53 min

About Victoria Hospital

Victoria Hospital is a hospital in London, Ontario. Emergency department. This service is open 24 hours a day.

Victoria Hospital is London Health Sciences Centre's campus at 800 Commissioners Road East in London, a site it shares with Children's Hospital. Victoria Hospital first opened on South Street on November 16, 1899; its adult emergency department moved to the Commissioners Road site in 2005.

The adult emergency department has 40 stretchers, 20 chair spots and three trauma bays, and sees about 70,000 patients a year. Victoria is the Level One Trauma Centre for Southwestern Ontario and a Schedule One mental health facility, and the regional centre for vascular care, oncology, women's health and burns. Its 30-bed Critical Care Trauma Centre treats adults, and its Birthing Centre handles more than 6,000 births a year.

Sources: LHSC, LHSC 2, LHSC 3, LHSC 4, LHSC hospital page, Wikipedia

Victoria Hospital departments and services

The official LHSC facility page lists 15 departments, clinics and services here, grouped below by area of care.

Key services at a glance

  • Trauma care
  • Burn care
  • Psychiatric emergency care
  • Intensive care (ICU)
  • Labour and delivery
  • CT scan
  • MRI
  • X-ray
  • Ultrasound
  • Lab

All departments by area of care

Emergency, trauma and critical careCritical Care Trauma Centre - Victoria Hospital · Emergency Departments - Adult · Trauma Program3
  • Critical Care Trauma Centre - Victoria Hospital
  • Emergency Departments - Adult
  • Trauma Program
Heart and blood vesselsCardiac Care Services1
  • Cardiac Care Services
Cancer and blood disordersBlood and Marrow Transplant Program · Hematology2
  • Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
  • Hematology
SurgerySurgical Services, Your Surgery1
  • Surgical Services, Your Surgery
Pregnancy, birth and women's healthEarly Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) · Maternal Newborn Care · Obstetrical/Gynecology Ambulatory Care3
  • Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)
  • Maternal Newborn Care
  • Obstetrical/Gynecology Ambulatory Care
Medicine and specialty clinicsPharmacy Services1
  • Pharmacy Services
Diagnostic imaging and lab testsPathology and Laboratory Medicine1
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient and family supportSpiritual Care1
  • Spiritual Care
Other clinics and programsLifespan Hemoglobinopathy Program · Ontario Workers Network (OWN) Clinic2
  • Lifespan Hemoglobinopathy Program
  • Ontario Workers Network (OWN) Clinic

Many clinics and programs need a referral. Check the official page or call the switchboard at 519-685-8500 before you go. In an emergency, call 911.

Victoria Hospital ER questions

Understanding the wait

What is the Victoria Hospital ER wait right now?

At 8:15 pm EDT, the estimated wait to see a physician was 7 hours 15 minutes (very long wait), according to London Health Sciences Centre. It changes as patients arrive, and the most urgent cases are always seen first.

Source: London Health Sciences Centre

How is the Victoria Hospital ER wait time calculated?

London Health Sciences Centre publishes it as "Estimated wait to see a physician": The most current estimate of how long it will take for non-urgent and non-emergent patients to be seen, from assessment by a triage nurse until they are seen by a doctor. It does not include time for specialized care such as imaging, or time in hospital if a patient is admitted. LHSC estimates it from data in its health information system. 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: London Health Sciences Centre

Is there an ER near Victoria 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: London Health Sciences Centre

Planning your visit

Is the Victoria Hospital ER open 24 hours?

Yes. The emergency department at Victoria Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Source: London Health Sciences Centre

Where is Victoria Hospital, and is there parking?

Victoria Hospital is at 800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON N6A 5W9. Paid parking, open 24/7: $4 for the first hour, then $2 per half hour, up to $12 a day. A 24-hour pass with in-and-out privileges is $14; 7-, 14- and 30-day passes are sold.

Source: London Health Sciences Centre

Should I go to urgent care instead of Victoria 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: London Health Sciences Centre

Map and directions

Victoria Hospital

800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON N6A 5W9

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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 Victoria Hospital is 7 hr 15 min, shorter than the 8 hr 0 min median across 2 London ERs.

Nearest tracked ERs

All London ER wait timesER wait times near me

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 (73 km)

Not sure where to go?

Call Health811 at 811 to talk to a nurse. About Health811

Call 811

Call 911

Chest pain or pressure, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding, trouble breathing, a serious injury, or someone who will not wake up.

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