Niagara Health System - Greater Niagara

5546 Portage Road, Niagara Falls, L2E 6X2

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Emergency department

4 hr 30 minLive, updated 3 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 30 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	3 hr 54 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	5 hr 6 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	33 hr 18 min	18 hr 30 min

Common surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Groin hernia repair	80	74	154	149	↓ 40

Groin hernia repairSee surgeon 80 · Surgery 74 · Ontario 149154 days
40 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Scans

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	132	98	↓ 82
CT scan	96	83	↓ 37

MRI scanOntario 98132 days
82 days shorter than in Nov 2025
CT scanOntario 8396 days
37 days shorter than in Dec 2025

Other surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Dental/periodontal/dento-alveolar procedures	99	144	243	152	↑ 33
Hernia (all types)	74	68	142	154	↓ 72
Tunica vaginalisApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026	150	76	226	179	No 12-month trend
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	101	60	161	194	↓ 35

Dental/periodontal/dento-alveolar proceduresSee surgeon 99 · Surgery 144 · Ontario 152243 days
33 days longer than in Sep 2025
Hernia (all types)See surgeon 74 · Surgery 68 · Ontario 154142 days
72 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Tunica vaginalisApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 150 · Surgery 76 · Ontario 179226 days
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 101 · Surgery 60 · Ontario 194161 days
35 days shorter than in Sep 2025