Ontario Waits

St. Thomas 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. Thomas.

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

Near St. Thomas

Shortest live wait within 50 km

Children's Hospital

London · 21 km

30 min

The hospital’s own estimate, updated 18 min ago.
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Closest: St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, 1 km, 1 hr 36 min average last month.

Waits change quickly and the sickest patients are seen first.

8 ERs within 50 km

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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  1. St. Thomas-Elgin General HospitalSt. Thomas · 1 km9 in 10 seen within 3 hr 36 min1 hr 36 minlast month’s average
    Monthly: 10 min longer than in Sep 2025
  2. Children's HospitalLondon · 21 km30 minLive · updated 18 min ago
  3. Victoria HospitalLondon Health Sciences Centre · London · 21 kmLast month: 2 hr 36 min average · 9 in 10 within 6 hr 30 min5 hr 30 minLive · updated 3 min ago
    Monthly: 12 min longer than in Sep 2025
  4. St. Joseph's Health Care, LondonLondon · 26 km9 in 10 seen within 2 hr 42 min1 hr 30 minlast month’s average
    Monthly: 4 min longer than in Sep 2025
  5. University HospitalLondon Health Sciences Centre · London · 28 kmLast month: 4 hr 12 min average · 9 in 10 within 9 hr6 hr 15 minLive · updated 3 min ago
    Monthly: 28 min longer than in Sep 2025
  6. Rural Road Health Services - TillsonburgTillsonburg · 38 km9 in 10 seen within 4 hr 30 min2 hr 6 minlast month’s average
    Monthly: 18 min longer than in Sep 2025
  7. Rural Road Health Services - AlexandraIngersoll · 38 km9 in 10 seen within 3 hr 48 min1 hr 42 minlast month’s average
    Monthly: 6 min shorter than in Sep 2025
  8. Strathroy Middlesex General HospitalStrathroy · 42 km9 in 10 seen within 3 hr 6 min1 hr 30 minlast month’s average
    Monthly: 18 min longer than in Sep 2025

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

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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MonthTime to see a doctor
August 20262 hr 6 min
July 20262 hr
June 20261 hr 54 min
May 20261 hr 54 min
April 20261 hr 54 min
March 20261 hr 48 min
February 20261 hr 48 min
January 20261 hr 42 min
December 20252 hr 6 min
November 20251 hr 48 min
October 20251 hr 54 min
September 20252 hr
August 20251 hr 54 min