ER wait times · BC
British Columbia ER wait times
21 British Columbia hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 3 hr 14 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 | 31 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 33 minObserved · 3d · 173 obs | — |
| qathet General HospitalPowell River V8A 5R3Live-only source row | 1 hr 3 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 1 hr 37 minObserved · 3d · 192 obs | — |
| UBC HospitalVancouver V6T 2B5Live-only source row | 1 hr 4 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 1 hr 59 minObserved · 3d · 157 obs | — |
| Mount Saint Joseph HospitalVancouver V5T 3N4Live-only source row | 1 hr 11 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 1 hr 22 minObserved · 3d · 167 obs | — |
| St. Paul's HospitalVancouver V6Z 1Y6Live-only source row | 1 hr 50 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 2 hr 1 minObserved · 3d · 231 obs | — |
| Eagle Ridge HospitalPort Moody V3H 3W9Live-only source row | 2 hr 32 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 10 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Surrey Memorial Hospital PediatricsSurrey V3V 1Z2Live-only source row | 2 hr 46 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 2 hr 32 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Ridge Meadows HospitalMaple Ridge V2X 7G5Live-only source row | 2 hr 50 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 14 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Squamish General HospitalSquamish V8B 0J3Live-only source row | 2 hr 54 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 1 hr 56 minObserved · 3d · 203 obs | — |
| Burnaby HospitalBurnaby V5G 2X6Live-only source row | 3 hr 4 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hrObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Lions Gate HospitalNorth Vancouver V7L 2L7Live-only source row | 3 hr 13 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 44 minObserved · 3d · 231 obs | — |
| Vancouver General HospitalVancouver V5Z 1M9Live-only source row | 3 hr 53 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 4 hr 29 minObserved · 3d · 231 obs | — |
| Chilliwack General HospitalChilliwack V2P 1P7Live-only source row | 4 hr liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 52 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Richmond HospitalRichmond V6X 1A2Live-only source row | 4 hr 14 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 4 hr 59 minObserved · 3d · 231 obs | — |
| Surrey Memorial Hospital AdultSurrey V3V 1Z2Live-only source row | 4 hr 22 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 4 hr 39 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Peace Arch HospitalWhite Rock V4B 2R4Live-only source row | 4 hr 31 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 51 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Sechelt HospitalSechelt V0N 3A0Live-only source row | 4 hr 45 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 2 hr 58 minObserved · 3d · 203 obs | — |
| Delta HospitalDelta V4K 3V6Live-only source row | 4 hr 52 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 4 hr 12 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| Langley Memorial HospitalLangley V4H 4H4Live-only source row | 5 hr 57 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 58 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
| BC Children's HospitalVancouver V6H 3V4Live-only source row | 6 hr 23 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 3 hr 39 minObserved · 3d · 231 obs | — |
| Abbotsford Regional HospitalAbbotsford V2S 0C2Live-only source row | 7 hr 2 min liveHospital-posted · 11:19 PM | 5 hr 40 minObserved · 3d · 248 obs | — |
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.