Powell River General Hospital

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no wait posted right now

High confidence, official hospital feed, updated 5 min ago

Posted by the hospital · 2026-10-26T11:15:49.672Z

This ER reports its live wait intermittently, and isn't posting one right now. Typically about 1h 3m at this hour, from its own recorded history (see the pattern below).

typical at this hour

1h 3m

this ER's own history for this hour

calmest hour

6am

typically 58 min

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When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 3am and on Tuesdays, and quietest around 6am and on Sundays.

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 2h, ranging roughly 1h to 3h 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 Powell River General Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Sun	84	68	81	35	54	60	56	84	93	91	103	129	132	131	125	118	103	86	93	91	97	97	86	71
Mon	80	85	83	74	63	56	50	67	70	79	106	129	150	164	181	182	200	191	162	174	171	155	156	137
Tue	134	130	152	484	801	87	58	91	97	81	102	130	147	149	151	165	176	165	157	143	145	128	114	106
Wed	95	83	282	296	86	80	54	122	137	103	100	116	126	131	146	156	151	139	142	123	125	124	131	118
Thu	91	92	97	110	105	82	52	80	94	77	99	129	144	151	155	154	149	135	137	127	117	113	114	91
Fri	79	69	115	80	81	64	60	66	68	78	102	130	144	150	162	175	164	165	158	151	147	140	140	136
Sat	124	108	116	103	79	75	75	116	137	103	111	113	114	114	112	111	108	109	121	118	120	107	109	107

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 48.7 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 16 min, has ranged 45 min–4h 30m.

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

Getting there

5 parking area(s) mapped nearby, the nearest about 72 m from the ER.

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 British Columbia, 9 in 10 patients were seen by a physician within ~5h.

For comparison, the wait this ER has posted runs a median of ~2h 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 British Columbia, 9 in 10 admitted patients spent under ~64h 42m 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 British Columbia (CIHI)

half of discharged ED visits finish within ~2.9–4.3 h; 9 in 10 within ~8.9 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

North Island Hospital Comox Valley

Courtenay · 36 km away

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St. Joseph's General Hospital - Comox

Comox · 36 km away

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Campbell River and District Regional Hospital

Campbell River · 55 km away

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St. Mary's Hospital / Sechelt-Shishalh Hospital

Sechelt · 69 km away

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West Coast General Hospital

Port Alberni · 70 km away

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Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at Powell River General Hospital right now?

Powell River General Hospital 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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	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Sun	84	68	81	35	54	60	56	84	93	91	103	129	132	131	125	118	103	86	93	91	97	97	86	71
Mon	80	85	83	74	63	56	50	67	70	79	106	129	150	164	181	182	200	191	162	174	171	155	156	137
Tue	134	130	152	484	801	87	58	91	97	81	102	130	147	149	151	165	176	165	157	143	145	128	114	106
Wed	95	83	282	296	86	80	54	122	137	103	100	116	126	131	146	156	151	139	142	123	125	124	131	118
Thu	91	92	97	110	105	82	52	80	94	77	99	129	144	151	155	154	149	135	137	127	117	113	114	91
Fri	79	69	115	80	81	64	60	66	68	78	102	130	144	150	162	175	164	165	158	151	147	140	140	136
Sat	124	108	116	103	79	75	75	116	137	103	111	113	114	114	112	111	108	109	121	118	120	107	109	107

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Sun	84	68	81	35	54	60	56	84	93	91	103	129	132	131	125	118	103	86	93	91	97	97	86	71
Mon	80	85	83	74	63	56	50	67	70	79	106	129	150	164	181	182	200	191	162	174	171	155	156	137
Tue	134	130	152	484	801	87	58	91	97	81	102	130	147	149	151	165	176	165	157	143	145	128	114	106
Wed	95	83	282	296	86	80	54	122	137	103	100	116	126	131	146	156	151	139	142	123	125	124	131	118
Thu	91	92	97	110	105	82	52	80	94	77	99	129	144	151	155	154	149	135	137	127	117	113	114	91
Fri	79	69	115	80	81	64	60	66	68	78	102	130	144	150	162	175	164	165	158	151	147	140	140	136
Sat	124	108	116	103	79	75	75	116	137	103	111	113	114	114	112	111	108	109	121	118	120	107	109	107

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Sun	84	68	81	35	54	60	56	84	93	91	103	129	132	131	125	118	103	86	93	91	97	97	86	71
Mon	80	85	83	74	63	56	50	67	70	79	106	129	150	164	181	182	200	191	162	174	171	155	156	137
Tue	134	130	152	484	801	87	58	91	97	81	102	130	147	149	151	165	176	165	157	143	145	128	114	106
Wed	95	83	282	296	86	80	54	122	137	103	100	116	126	131	146	156	151	139	142	123	125	124	131	118
Thu	91	92	97	110	105	82	52	80	94	77	99	129	144	151	155	154	149	135	137	127	117	113	114	91
Fri	79	69	115	80	81	64	60	66	68	78	102	130	144	150	162	175	164	165	158	151	147	140	140	136
Sat	124	108	116	103	79	75	75	116	137	103	111	113	114	114	112	111	108	109	121	118	120	107	109	107