St. Catharines 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 St. Catharines.

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 St. Catharines

Shortest live wait within 25 km

Hamilton Health Sciences - West Lincoln

Grimsby · 24 km

2 hr 31 min

The hospital’s own estimate, updated 6 min ago.

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Closest: Niagara Health System - St. Catharines General, 4 km, 6 hr 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

4 ERs within 25 km

4 ERs

Green "now": the hospital's live wait, checked 5:50 p.m. Grey "avg": last month's average. Tap a pin for details.

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Niagara Health System - St. Catharines GeneralSt. Catharines · 4 kmLast month: 2 hr 30 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 30 min6 hrLive · updated 9 min ago
Monthly: 24 min shorter than in Sep 2025
Niagara Health System - Greater NiagaraNiagara Falls · 15 kmLast month: 2 hr 30 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 54 min4 hrLive · updated 8 min ago
Monthly: about the same as in Sep 2025
Niagara Health System - Welland CountyWelland · 21 kmLast month: 2 hr 36 min average · 9 in 10 within 5 hr 30 min4 hrLive · updated 7 min ago
Monthly: 16 min longer than in Sep 2025
Hamilton Health Sciences - West LincolnGrimsby · 24 kmLast month: 2 hr 24 min average · 9 in 10 within 4 hr 18 min2 hr 31 minLive · updated 6 min ago
Monthly: 22 min longer than in Sep 2025


Niagara Health System - St. Catharines GeneralSt. Catharines	4 km	6 hrupdated 9 min ago	2 hr 30 min9 in 10: 5 hr 30 min	3 hr 6 min	5 hr 6 min	↓ 24 min
Niagara Health System - Greater NiagaraNiagara Falls	15 km	4 hrupdated 8 min ago	2 hr 30 min9 in 10: 5 hr 54 min	3 hr 54 min	5 hr 6 min	same
Niagara Health System - Welland CountyWelland	21 km	4 hrupdated 7 min ago	2 hr 36 min9 in 10: 5 hr 30 min	4 hr	5 hr 42 min	↑ 16 min
Hamilton Health Sciences - West LincolnGrimsby	24 km	2 hr 31 minupdated 6 min ago	2 hr 24 min9 in 10: 4 hr 18 min	3 hr 54 min	5 hr 42 min	↑ 22 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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