Bluewater Health (Petrolia)

Petrolia, ON · Bluewater Health - Petrolia (Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital)

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no wait posted right now

This ER's live wait feed went offline (last update 94d ago), so there's no current wait to show. Call ahead or check the hospital's own site. Typically about 45 min at this hour, from its own recorded history (see the pattern below).

Nearest ER reporting live: Bluewater Health (Sarnia), 1h 15m (23 km away) →

typical at this hour

45 min

this ER's own history for this hour

calmest hour

3am

typically 46 min

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Community wait reports

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When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 7pm and on Fridays, and quietest around 3am and on Wednesdays.

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For a non-urgent visit, a calmer hour usually means a shorter wait; in an emergency, go to the nearest ER no matter the time.

Busiest hours, by day

Average emergency wait at Bluewater Health (Petrolia) by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Sun	52	45	46	45	45	50	51	48	45	45	46	47	50	59	66	73	83	86	87	83	91	87	94	90
Mon	72	73	95	45	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	46	50	47	47	53	66	81	84	80	76	72	65	53
Tue	47	45	45	45	46	46	49	62	51	45	47	46	46	53	55	56	59	59	51	50	50	48	47	53
Wed	45	45	45	45	48	61	50	45	45	46	47	46	51	53	49	47	47	45	45	52	55	57	53	46
Thu	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	50	53	52	61	60	60	63	67	67	65	73	84	96	84	79	75
Fri	67	75	46	45	46	50	57	49	45	45	46	46	52	58	57	70	79	87	81	73	82	77	97	115
Sat	128	74	45	55	55	45	45	45	48	55	46	55	60	75	74	76	71	75	81	79	56	47	50	56

For a non-urgent visit, a calmer hour usually means a shorter wait; in an emergency, go to the nearest ER no matter the time.

Trends for this ER

See interactive trends, wait history, weather, volume, compare →

How reliable is this number?

Over the last 47.5 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 14 min, has ranged 45 min–4h 50m, current value held 3h 17m.

Measured from our own archive of what this hospital posted. See how we check accuracy

Getting there

15 parking area(s) mapped nearby, the nearest about 28 m from the ER.
Nearest pharmacy: Guardian, about 378 m away.

Logistics from OpenStreetMap, to help plan your arrival, not medical guidance. In an emergency, go straight to the nearest entrance and ask staff.

Time to be seen (CIHI)

Across Ontario, 9 in 10 patients were seen by a physician within ~4h 30m.

For comparison, the wait this ER has posted runs a median of ~45 min over the stretch we've tracked it, the typical live estimate, where the CIHI figure above is the long-wait tail (the slowest 1 in 10).

Province-wide, no hospital-level figure is published for this site. CIHI, fiscal 2024–2025. Source ↗

If you're admitted (CIHI)

Across Ontario, 9 in 10 admitted patients spent under ~44h 24m in the ED waiting for an inpatient bed.

Most ER visits end in discharge and are far shorter, this is the admitted-patient (boarding) figure. Province-wide, no hospital-level figure for this site. CIHI, fiscal 2024–2025. Source ↗

Typical in Ontario (CIHI)

half of discharged ED visits finish within ~2.3–3.7 h; 9 in 10 within ~8.3 h.

Province-wide total time in the ED (arrival to leaving), Apr–Sep 2025, a ballpark where there's no live wait, not this hospital's posted number.

Nearby emergency rooms

Bluewater Health (Sarnia)

Sarnia · 23 km away

1h 15m

Four Counties Health Services Corporation

Newbury · 36 km away

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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance - Wallaceburg

Wallaceburg · 37 km away

45 min

Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital

Strathroy · 43 km away

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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

Chatham · 53 km away

1h 17m

University Hospital (LHSC, London)

London · 73 km away

6h 45m

Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at Bluewater Health (Petrolia) right now?

Bluewater Health (Petrolia) doesn't publish a live wait time we can read right now. A blank means we have no live number, not that the ER is closed. Check the current status and phone number above, or call ahead.

What does the wait time actually measure?

Usually the estimated time to be seen by a physician, but Canada has no common definition. Quebec publishes stretcher occupancy, New Brunswick length of stay, and others an estimate of the wait to be seen, so we keep each province in its own units and never blend them into one misleading number.

How accurate are these ER wait times?

They are the live estimates each hospital publishes, refreshed about every 10 minutes; we stamp every reading with the moment the hospital said it was current and flag a feed that goes stale. They are estimates, not guarantees, an emergency room always sees the sickest patients first, so your own wait can differ. We also backtest our forecasts against what hospitals post next; see the accuracy page.

Should I go to the ER, or somewhere else?

For anything life-threatening, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room now, never wait for a shorter posted time. For a non-urgent problem, calling 811 (free 24/7 health advice), a walk-in clinic, or a pharmacist is often faster. When in doubt, get checked.

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Sun	52	45	46	45	45	50	51	48	45	45	46	47	50	59	66	73	83	86	87	83	91	87	94	90
Mon	72	73	95	45	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	46	50	47	47	53	66	81	84	80	76	72	65	53
Tue	47	45	45	45	46	46	49	62	51	45	47	46	46	53	55	56	59	59	51	50	50	48	47	53
Wed	45	45	45	45	48	61	50	45	45	46	47	46	51	53	49	47	47	45	45	52	55	57	53	46
Thu	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	50	53	52	61	60	60	63	67	67	65	73	84	96	84	79	75
Fri	67	75	46	45	46	50	57	49	45	45	46	46	52	58	57	70	79	87	81	73	82	77	97	115
Sat	128	74	45	55	55	45	45	45	48	55	46	55	60	75	74	76	71	75	81	79	56	47	50	56

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Sun	52	45	46	45	45	50	51	48	45	45	46	47	50	59	66	73	83	86	87	83	91	87	94	90
Mon	72	73	95	45	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	46	50	47	47	53	66	81	84	80	76	72	65	53
Tue	47	45	45	45	46	46	49	62	51	45	47	46	46	53	55	56	59	59	51	50	50	48	47	53
Wed	45	45	45	45	48	61	50	45	45	46	47	46	51	53	49	47	47	45	45	52	55	57	53	46
Thu	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	50	53	52	61	60	60	63	67	67	65	73	84	96	84	79	75
Fri	67	75	46	45	46	50	57	49	45	45	46	46	52	58	57	70	79	87	81	73	82	77	97	115
Sat	128	74	45	55	55	45	45	45	48	55	46	55	60	75	74	76	71	75	81	79	56	47	50	56

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Sun	52	45	46	45	45	50	51	48	45	45	46	47	50	59	66	73	83	86	87	83	91	87	94	90
Mon	72	73	95	45	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	46	50	47	47	53	66	81	84	80	76	72	65	53
Tue	47	45	45	45	46	46	49	62	51	45	47	46	46	53	55	56	59	59	51	50	50	48	47	53
Wed	45	45	45	45	48	61	50	45	45	46	47	46	51	53	49	47	47	45	45	52	55	57	53	46
Thu	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	50	53	52	61	60	60	63	67	67	65	73	84	96	84	79	75
Fri	67	75	46	45	46	50	57	49	45	45	46	46	52	58	57	70	79	87	81	73	82	77	97	115
Sat	128	74	45	55	55	45	45	45	48	55	46	55	60	75	74	76	71	75	81	79	56	47	50	56