This emergency department reported no temporary closures in 2023–24.
Nova Scotia publishes no live ER status, so this annual open-data figure is the best signal we have for whether the door will be open. In an emergency, call 911, paramedics know which ERs are open. Nova Scotia open data ↗
When this ER is busiest
Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 5pm and on Fridays, and quietest around 12am and on Saturdays.
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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 1h 45m, ranging roughly 1h 23m to 2h 30m.
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 Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Sun
85
80
75
84
97
97
88
87
90
95
97
91
100
106
108
114
137
141
130
121
127
109
108
86
Mon
86
93
89
102
104
112
109
93
104
110
115
123
113
126
123
138
149
149
140
140
127
128
113
92
Tue
90
96
94
118
122
108
110
94
96
101
108
110
112
112
123
149
152
156
138
143
106
130
108
86
Wed
88
87
100
106
103
109
105
94
90
101
105
108
103
106
96
113
130
125
121
121
108
100
89
77
Thu
75
74
85
98
96
103
103
90
90
98
97
107
102
108
123
125
153
148
134
128
117
132
115
97
Fri
82
88
92
98
106
111
108
87
95
115
125
118
125
146
127
141
151
163
142
152
129
123
100
100
Sat
98
91
80
93
98
100
96
82
88
92
99
95
104
95
102
113
120
146
122
126
112
117
96
86
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.
Next 12 hours
The wait is about 2h right now. If this ER follows its usual pattern, expect it to ease toward roughly 1h 37m over the next 12 hours.
A projection from this ER's own history, not a guarantee. Live conditions can change quickly.
How long is the ER wait at Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital right now?
As of the latest update, about 2h to be seen at Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital. The figure refreshes roughly every 10 minutes and is the hospital's own live estimate, not a guarantee: an emergency room always treats the sickest patients first, so your own wait can differ.
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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