WRHN - Queen's Boulevard

911 Queen’s Boulevard, Kitchener, N2M 1B2

Emergency department

3 hr 26 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 6 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	3 hr 48 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	5 hr 24 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	19 hr 18 min	18 hr 30 min

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Cataract surgery	94	76	170	186	↓ 4
Shoulder surgery	93	91	184	196	↑ 29

Cataract surgerySee surgeon 94 · Surgery 76 · Ontario 186170 days
4 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Shoulder surgerySee surgeon 93 · Surgery 91 · Ontario 196184 days
29 days longer than in Sep 2025

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	123	98	↑ 46
CT scan	192	83	↑ 47

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

Procedure	Days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Angiography	12	22	No 12-month trend
Angioplasty	27	17	No 12-month trend

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
AnkleApr to Jun 2026	189	45	234	224	No 12-month trend
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026	148	90	238	167	No 12-month trend
Cornea (transplant)Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026	218	114	332	216	No 12-month trend
Ear (all types)Apr to Jun 2026	237	72	309	275	No 12-month trend
Foot (all types)	415	50	465	277	No 12-month trend
Hernia (all types)	91	63	154	154	↓ 136
Nose and sinusApr to Jun 2026	83	79	162	207	No 12-month trend
Oral cavity (benign)Apr 2025 to Mar 2026	385	222	607	207	No 12-month trend
OrbitalApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026	67	33	100	201	No 12-month trend
Partial excision of prostateApr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026	86	27	113	124	No 12-month trend
Prostate (benign, all types)Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026	86	27	113	126	No 12-month trend
Salivary gland (benign)Oct 2025 to Mar 2026	68	364	432	200	No 12-month trend
Sino-nasal (all types)	401	102	503	312	↓ 236
Tunica vaginalisApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026	97	125	222	179	No 12-month trend

AnkleApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 189 · Surgery 45 · Ontario 224234 days
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 148 · Surgery 90 · Ontario 167238 days
Cornea (transplant)Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026See surgeon 218 · Surgery 114 · Ontario 216332 days
Ear (all types)Apr to Jun 2026See surgeon 237 · Surgery 72 · Ontario 275309 days
Foot (all types)See surgeon 415 · Surgery 50 · Ontario 277465 days
Hernia (all types)See surgeon 91 · Surgery 63 · Ontario 154154 days
136 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Nose and sinusApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 83 · Surgery 79 · Ontario 207162 days
Oral cavity (benign)Apr 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 385 · Surgery 222 · Ontario 207607 days
OrbitalApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 67 · Surgery 33 · Ontario 201100 days
Partial excision of prostateApr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026See surgeon 86 · Surgery 27 · Ontario 124113 days
Prostate (benign, all types)Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026See surgeon 86 · Surgery 27 · Ontario 126113 days
Salivary gland (benign)Oct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 68 · Surgery 364 · Ontario 200432 days
Sino-nasal (all types)See surgeon 401 · Surgery 102 · Ontario 312503 days
236 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Tunica vaginalisApr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 97 · Surgery 125 · Ontario 179222 days