ER wait times · BC
British Columbia ER wait times
12 British Columbia hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 2 hr 37 min. Hospitals are ranked below from shortest to longest typical wait.
Fresh live waits are included when available, including hospital-posted locations that do not have a matching CMS median row yet.
| Hospital | Live wait | Typical wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler Health Care CentreV0n 18bLive-only source row | 29 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Pemberton Health CentrePemberton V0N 2L0Live-only source row | 1 hr 21 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| qathet General HospitalPowell River V8A 5R3Live-only source row | 1 hr 30 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| UBC HospitalVancouver V6T 2B5Live-only source row | 1 hr 35 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| St. Paul's HospitalVancouver V6Z 1Y6Live-only source row | 1 hr 37 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Mount Saint Joseph HospitalVancouver V5T 3N4Live-only source row | 2 hr 16 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Squamish General HospitalSquamish V8B 0J3Live-only source row | 2 hr 58 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Sechelt HospitalSechelt V0N 3A0Live-only source row | 3 hr 23 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| BC Children's HospitalVancouver V6H 3V4Live-only source row | 3 hr 32 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Vancouver General HospitalVancouver V5Z 1M9Live-only source row | 3 hr 41 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Lions Gate HospitalNorth Vancouver V7L 2L7Live-only source row | 3 hr 46 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Richmond HospitalRichmond V6X 1A2Live-only source row | 5 hr 10 min liveHospital-posted · 4:35 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
About this data
Typical ER waits use cleartau's observed live-wait median when a hospital has enough recent history; otherwise they fall back to the CMS Timely and Effective Care dataset (measure OP_18b) — the median time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home, over a federal reporting period. The typical wait is not a live wait; call the hospital for current status. When a separate live wait appears in the table, it is a recent value posted by the hospital system itself and may change quickly. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911 and do not choose an ER on wait time alone. For the cost side of an ER trip, see our ER visit cost guide.