Hamilton 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 Hamilton.
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 Hamilton
Shortest live wait within 25 km
St. Joseph's Health Care System - Hamilton
Hamilton · 2 km
56 min
Closest: Hamilton Health Sciences - Juravinski, 1 km, 1 hr 46 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
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- Hamilton Health Sciences - JuravinskiHamilton · 1 kmLast month: 2 hr 42 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 36 min1 hr 46 minLive · updated 10 min agoMonthly: 4 min longer than in Sep 2025
- Hamilton Health Sciences - GeneralHamilton · 1 kmLast month: 2 hr 36 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 42 min2 hr 6 minLive · updated 10 min agoMonthly: 6 min longer than in Sep 2025
- St. Joseph's Health Care System - HamiltonHamilton · 2 kmLast month: 1 hr 12 min average · 9 in 10 within 2 hr 36 min56 minLive · updated 10 min agoMonthly: 6 min longer than in Sep 2025
- West End Urgent Care CentreUrgent care · Hamilton · 4 km1 hr 34 minLive · updated 10 min ago
- Hamilton Health Sciences - McMasterHamilton · 6 kmLast month: 1 hr 30 min average · 9 in 10 within 3 hr 6 min2 hr 5 minLive · updated 10 min agoMonthly: 14 min shorter than in Sep 2025
- King Campus Urgent CareUrgent care · Stoney Creek · 7 km1 hr 10 minLive · updated 10 min ago
- Joseph Brant HospitalBurlington · 8 km9 in 10 seen within 3 hr1 hr 42 minlast month’s averageMonthly: 6 min shorter than in Sep 2025
- Halton Healthcare Services - OakvilleOakville · 23 kmLast month: 2 hr 18 min average · 9 in 10 within 4 hr 24 min3 hr 19 minLive · updated 9 min agoMonthly: 4 min shorter than in Sep 2025
| Hamilton Health Sciences - JuravinskiHamilton | 1 km | 1 hr 46 minupdated 10 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 | 1 km | 2 hr 6 minupdated 10 min ago | 2 hr 36 min9 in 10: 5 hr 42 min | 4 hr 54 min | 7 hr 24 min | ↑ 6 min |
| St. Joseph's Health Care System - HamiltonHamilton | 2 km | 56 minupdated 10 min ago | 1 hr 12 min9 in 10: 2 hr 36 min | 3 hr 12 min | 4 hr 30 min | ↑ 6 min |
| West End Urgent Care CentreUrgent care · Hamilton | 4 km | 1 hr 34 minupdated 10 min ago | No 12-month trend | |||
| Hamilton Health Sciences - McMasterHamilton | 6 km | 2 hr 5 minupdated 10 min ago | 1 hr 30 min9 in 10: 3 hr 6 min | 2 hr 54 min | 4 hr 12 min | ↓ 14 min |
| King Campus Urgent CareUrgent care · Stoney Creek | 7 km | 1 hr 10 minupdated 10 min ago | No 12-month trend | |||
| Joseph Brant HospitalBurlington | 8 km | Not published | 1 hr 42 min9 in 10: 3 hr | 2 hr 54 min | 4 hr | ↓ 6 min |
| Halton Healthcare Services - OakvilleOakville | 23 km | 3 hr 19 minupdated 9 min ago | 2 hr 18 min9 in 10: 4 hr 24 min | 3 hr 24 min | 4 hr 36 min | ↓ 4 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.
ER waits in nearby towns
- Stoney Creek
- Ancaster
- Burlington
- Grimsby
- Oakville
- Milton
- Hagersville
- Brantford
- Cambridge
- Mississauga
- Brant
- Dunnville
Surgery and scan waits near Hamilton
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
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 |