Northumberland Hills Hospital

1000 DePalma Drive, Cobourg, K9A 5W6

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Emergency department

3 hr 23 minLive, updated 65 min ago

Estimated wait time to see a provider, from the hospital’s own wait time page. Average over the last 4 hours.

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 54 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	3 hr 42 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	5 hr 18 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	25 hr 42 min	18 hr 30 min

Common surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Cataract surgery	17	57	74	186	↑ 6

Cataract surgerySee surgeon 17 · Surgery 57 · Ontario 18674 days
6 days longer than in Sep 2025

Scans

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	52	98	↓ 20
CT scan	38	83	↓ 6

MRI scanOntario 9852 days
20 days shorter than in Sep 2025
CT scanOntario 8338 days
6 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Other surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	55	62	117	194	↓ 12

Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 55 · Surgery 62 · Ontario 194117 days
12 days shorter than in Sep 2025