Hamilton Health Sciences - McMaster

1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, L8N 3Z5

Emergency department

1 hr 59 minLive, updated 7 min ago

Average wait to see a doctor, from the hospital’s own wait time page. Average of the last 6 hours, updated every 15 minutes.

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.	1 hr 30 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	2 hr 54 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	4 hr 12 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	14 hr 54 min	18 hr 30 min

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	125	98	↑ 4
CT scan	143	83	↑ 47

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

Procedure	Days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Angiography	24	22	↓ 1
Heart bypass surgery	17	31	same