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University Hospital (LHSC, London)

London, ON · London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital · Hospital website ↗
Open 24/7☎ (519) 685-8500
6h 15m
current emergency wait
Medium confidence, scraped from the hospital's public page, updated 15 min ago
Posted by the hospital · 6:15 am
vs its typical now
−3h 1m
usually about 9h 16m at this hour
Ontario rank
#41 / 53
among ERs reporting now, shortest first
calmest hour
1pm
typically 4h 59m
Quieter than usual for this time of day (~18th percentile of this ER's own posted-wait history at this hour, based on 294 past readings)
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When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 3am and on Wednesdays, and quietest around 1pm and on Mondays.

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 7h 15m, ranging roughly 3h 30m to 11h 15m.

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 University Hospital (LHSC, London) by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Sun478500504536556502487462425354323303303332356342341343367392418467472460
Mon475509549555546506459436358311250242256266285321332354359399441487494515
Tue540575589627625573556579502402344332320309327350328344360408425479506537
Wed556582609635625619595596568482418401368344339315310335358392438481468477
Thu489524556579570509470430398352360374367314301319330325344370415437453475
Fri479498541569553528500467440357311276248263296302313331373413442468461462
Sat505551573591565529510486424361318261252274310337338344358366404442426462

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 6h 15m right now. If this ER follows its usual pattern, expect it to ease toward roughly 5h 15m over the next 12 hours.

A projection from this ER's own history, not a guarantee. Live conditions can change quickly.

How reliable is this number?

Over the last 49.6 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 15 min, has ranged 3h–15h 15m.

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

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 ~8h 15m 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

Children's Hospital (LHSC, London)
London · 6 km away
1h
Victoria Hospital (LHSC, London)
London · 7 km away
6h 15m
St. Thomas - Elgin General Hospital
St Thomas · 29 km away
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St Marys Memorial Hospital
St. Marys · 29 km away
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Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
Strathroy · 30 km away
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Alexandra Hospital
Ingersoll · 32 km away
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Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at University Hospital (LHSC, London) right now?
As of the latest update, about 6h 15m to be seen at University Hospital (LHSC, London). 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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