WRHN - Midtown

835 King Street West P.O. Box 9056, Kitchener, N2G 1G3

Emergency department

4 hr 30 minLive, updated 14 min ago

Longest expected wait to see a doctor or nurse practitioner, from the hospital’s own wait time page. Hospital estimate, updated every hour.

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.	3 hr 30 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	4 hr 12 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	5 hr 54 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	17 hr 42 min	18 hr 30 min

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Hip replacement	83	149	232	189	↓ 67

Hip replacementSee surgeon 83 · Surgery 149 · Ontario 189232 days
67 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	130	98	↑ 50
CT scan	55	83	↑ 8

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026	153	47	200	167	No 12-month trend
Digestive systems (all types)	121	52	173	116	↑ 24
Fallopian tubeApr to Jun 2026	229	57	286	244	No 12-month trend
Hip (all types)	83	149	232	192	↓ 67
Knee (all types)	66	127	193	193	↓ 57
Ovarian (benign)Apr to Jun 2026	89	95	184	203	No 12-month trend
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	90	62	152	194	↓ 80

Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 153 · Surgery 47 · Ontario 167200 days
Digestive systems (all types)See surgeon 121 · Surgery 52 · Ontario 116173 days
24 days longer than in Sep 2025
Fallopian tubeApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 229 · Surgery 57 · Ontario 244286 days
Hip (all types)See surgeon 83 · Surgery 149 · Ontario 192232 days
67 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Knee (all types)See surgeon 66 · Surgery 127 · Ontario 193193 days
57 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Ovarian (benign)Apr to Jun 2026See surgeon 89 · Surgery 95 · Ontario 203184 days
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 90 · Surgery 62 · Ontario 194152 days
80 days shorter than in Sep 2025