Niagara Health System - Welland County
65 Third Street, Welland, L3B 4W6
Emergency department
3 hrLive, updated 5 min ago
Estimated wait from triage to seeing a doctor or nurse practitioner, from the hospital’s own wait time page. The hospital's own forecast, which it calls the current average, rounded up to the half hour as on its website.
Last month’s averages, August 2026. All ER waits
| Measure | This hospital | Ontario average |
|---|---|---|
| To see a doctorAverage from triage or registration to a doctor. | 2 hr 36 min | 2 hr 6 min |
| In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours. | 4 hr | 3 hr 12 min |
| In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours. | 5 hr 42 min | 4 hr 48 min |
| In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours. | 39 hr 36 min | 18 hr 30 min |
Common surgeries
| Surgery | Days to see surgeon | Days to surgery | Total days | Ontario average | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee replacement | 130 | 200 | 330 | 213 | ↓ 28 |
| Cataract surgery | 87 | 115 | 202 | 186 | ↓ 35 |
- Knee replacementSee surgeon 130 · Surgery 200 · Ontario 213330 days28 days shorter than in Sep 2025
- Cataract surgerySee surgeon 87 · Surgery 115 · Ontario 186202 days35 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Scans
Other surgeries
| Surgery | Days to see surgeon | Days to surgery | Total days | Ontario average | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee (all types) | 122 | 162 | 284 | 193 | ↓ 14 |
- Knee (all types)See surgeon 122 · Surgery 162 · Ontario 193284 days14 days shorter than in Sep 2025