Niagara Health System - St. Catharines General

1200 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, L2S 0A9

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Emergency department

5 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 30 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	3 hr 6 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.	22 hr 54 min	18 hr 30 min

Common surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Knee replacement	165	95	260	213	↓ 87
Shoulder surgery	102	59	161	196	↓ 1
Gallbladder removal	84	71	155	111	↓ 5
Groin hernia repair	109	37	146	149	↓ 34
Breast cancer surgery	11	26	37	44	↑ 4

Knee replacementSee surgeon 165 · Surgery 95 · Ontario 213260 days
87 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Shoulder surgerySee surgeon 102 · Surgery 59 · Ontario 196161 days
1 day shorter than in Sep 2025
Gallbladder removalSee surgeon 84 · Surgery 71 · Ontario 111155 days
5 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Groin hernia repairSee surgeon 109 · Surgery 37 · Ontario 149146 days
34 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Breast cancer surgerySee surgeon 11 · Surgery 26 · Ontario 4437 days
4 days longer than in Oct 2025

Scans

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	133	98	↓ 122
CT scan	125	83	↓ 50

MRI scanOntario 98133 days
122 days shorter than in Nov 2025
CT scanOntario 83125 days
50 days shorter than in Nov 2025

Heart procedures

One wait each, from the CorHealth Cardiac Registry. How these are timed

Procedure	Days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Angiography	19	22	↑ 1

AngiographyOntario 2219 days
1 day longer than in Sep 2025

Other surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026	129	65	194	167	No 12-month trend
Breast disease (benign, general surgery)Apr to Jun 2026	71	45	116	105	No 12-month trend
Digestive systems (all types)	77	66	143	116	↓ 14
ElbowApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026	76	69	145	180	No 12-month trend
Hernia (abdominal wall, not in groin)	165	46	211	160	↓ 89
Hernia (all types)	131	41	172	154	↓ 63
Knee (all types)	157	91	248	193	↓ 74
Non-malignant lesion removalApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026	55	53	108	152	No 12-month trend
Nose and sinusApr to Jun 2026	174	164	338	207	No 12-month trend
Sino-nasal (all types)	212	165	377	312	↓ 26
Skin and structuresApr to Jun 2026	104	37	141	162	No 12-month trend
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	144	67	211	194	↑ 19
WristApr to Jun 2026	49	71	120	148	No 12-month trend

Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 129 · Surgery 65 · Ontario 167194 days
Breast disease (benign, general surgery)Apr to Jun 2026See surgeon 71 · Surgery 45 · Ontario 105116 days
Digestive systems (all types)See surgeon 77 · Surgery 66 · Ontario 116143 days
14 days shorter than in Sep 2025
ElbowApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 76 · Surgery 69 · Ontario 180145 days
Hernia (abdominal wall, not in groin)See surgeon 165 · Surgery 46 · Ontario 160211 days
89 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Hernia (all types)See surgeon 131 · Surgery 41 · Ontario 154172 days
63 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Knee (all types)See surgeon 157 · Surgery 91 · Ontario 193248 days
74 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Non-malignant lesion removalApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 55 · Surgery 53 · Ontario 152108 days
Nose and sinusApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 174 · Surgery 164 · Ontario 207338 days
Sino-nasal (all types)See surgeon 212 · Surgery 165 · Ontario 312377 days
26 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Skin and structuresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 104 · Surgery 37 · Ontario 162141 days
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 144 · Surgery 67 · Ontario 194211 days
19 days longer than in Sep 2025
WristApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 49 · Surgery 71 · Ontario 148120 days