Ancaster ER wait times

Live waits from each hospital’s own website where it publishes one, and last month’s averages from Ontario Health, for every emergency department near Ancaster.

If this is an emergency, call 911. The sickest patients are seen first, not in the order they arrive.

Ontario average, August 2026

2 hr 6 min

to see a doctor, from triage or registration

9 in 10 seen within 4 hr 30 min

The Ontario average is last month’s. Each hospital in the list shows its own live wait where it publishes one. How these numbers work

Near Ancaster

Shortest live wait within 25 km

St. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton

Hamilton · 10 km

58 min

The hospital’s own estimate, updated 18 min ago.

Directions Compare all

Closest: Hamilton Health Sciences - McMaster, 7 km, 2 hr 3 min now.

Waits change quickly and the sickest patients are seen first.

Ontario average time to see a doctor

Aug 2025 1 hr 54 min to Aug 2026 2 hr 6 minHover or drag along the line for any month.

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Month	Time to see a doctor
August 2026	2 hr 6 min
July 2026	2 hr
June 2026	1 hr 54 min
May 2026	1 hr 54 min
April 2026	1 hr 54 min
March 2026	1 hr 48 min
February 2026	1 hr 48 min
January 2026	1 hr 42 min
December 2025	2 hr 6 min
November 2025	1 hr 48 min
October 2025	1 hr 54 min
September 2025	2 hr
August 2025	1 hr 54 min

8 ERs within 25 km

8 ERs

Green "now": the hospital's live wait, checked 3:47 p.m. Grey "avg": last month's average. Tap a pin for details.

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Hamilton Health Sciences - McMasterHamilton · 7 kmLast month: 1 hr 30 min average · 9 in 10 within 3 hr 6 min2 hr 3 minLive · updated 3 min ago
Monthly: 14 min shorter than in Sep 2025
West End Urgent Care CentreUrgent care · Hamilton · 9 km1 hr 28 minLive · updated 3 min ago
St. Joseph's Health Care System - HamiltonHamilton · 10 kmLast month: 1 hr 12 min average · 9 in 10 within 2 hr 36 min58 minLive · updated 18 min ago
Monthly: 6 min longer than in Sep 2025
Hamilton Health Sciences - JuravinskiHamilton · 12 kmLast month: 2 hr 42 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 36 min1 hr 41 minLive · updated 3 min ago
Monthly: 4 min longer than in Sep 2025
Hamilton Health Sciences - GeneralHamilton · 12 kmLast month: 2 hr 36 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 42 min1 hr 52 minLive · updated 3 min ago
Monthly: 6 min longer than in Sep 2025
King Campus Urgent CareUrgent care · Stoney Creek · 17 km1 hr 2 minLive · updated 18 min ago
Joseph Brant HospitalBurlington · 19 km9 in 10 seen within 3 hr1 hr 42 minlast month’s average
Monthly: 6 min shorter than in Sep 2025
Brant Community Healthcare System - BrantfordBrantford · 25 kmLast month: 3 hr 48 min average · 9 in 10 within 8 hr 30 min4 hr 1 minLive · updated 2 min ago
Monthly: 34 min longer than in Sep 2025


Hamilton Health Sciences - McMasterHamilton	7 km	2 hr 3 minupdated 3 min ago	1 hr 30 min9 in 10: 3 hr 6 min	2 hr 54 min	4 hr 12 min	↓ 14 min
West End Urgent Care CentreUrgent care · Hamilton	9 km	1 hr 28 minupdated 3 min ago				No 12-month trend
St. Joseph's Health Care System - HamiltonHamilton	10 km	58 minupdated 18 min ago	1 hr 12 min9 in 10: 2 hr 36 min	3 hr 12 min	4 hr 30 min	↑ 6 min
Hamilton Health Sciences - JuravinskiHamilton	12 km	1 hr 41 minupdated 3 min ago	2 hr 42 min9 in 10: 5 hr 36 min	4 hr 48 min	6 hr 42 min	↑ 4 min
Hamilton Health Sciences - GeneralHamilton	12 km	1 hr 52 minupdated 3 min ago	2 hr 36 min9 in 10: 5 hr 42 min	4 hr 54 min	7 hr 24 min	↑ 6 min
King Campus Urgent CareUrgent care · Stoney Creek	17 km	1 hr 2 minupdated 18 min ago				No 12-month trend
Joseph Brant HospitalBurlington	19 km	Not published	1 hr 42 min9 in 10: 3 hr	2 hr 54 min	4 hr	↓ 6 min
Brant Community Healthcare System - BrantfordBrantford	25 km	4 hr 1 minupdated 2 min ago	3 hr 48 min9 in 10: 8 hr 30 min	4 hr 36 min	6 hr 18 min	↑ 34 min

Source: Ontario Health, Time Spent in Emergency Departments, August 2026. Data from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, Canadian Institute for Health Information. Times are monthly averages for all patients at each site. Right now: each hospital’s own website, read about every five minutes and hidden when more than 90 minutes old. Hospitals measure their live wait differently. Live waits are estimates, for general information only. They can change quickly and without warning, are not guaranteed, and are not medical advice or a recommendation of one emergency department over another. Your own wait may be longer or shorter, and the sickest patients are seen first.

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