This emergency department was temporarily closed for about 4,439 hours in 2023–24, roughly 51% of the year. Call ahead to confirm it's open.
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 11am and quietest around 6am.
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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 3h 53m, ranging roughly 2h 45m to 5h 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 Queens General 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
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23
Sun
Mon
218
237
256
218
225
184
213
277
337
371
376
376
356
326
369
322
313
299
293
283
276
240
228
Tue
233
257
263
255
234
205
192
189
226
288
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314
283
279
290
264
262
238
244
216
220
214
190
153
Wed
168
191
200
204
171
173
166
186
225
290
303
300
300
261
269
263
240
263
260
220
225
205
207
192
Thu
181
186
196
208
210
161
152
167
226
268
286
298
284
271
271
253
257
234
245
228
181
190
197
190
Fri
166
178
188
198
183
161
146
166
209
262
246
242
236
229
191
235
201
210
173
189
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209
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Sat
209
270
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.
5 parking area(s) mapped nearby, the nearest about 19 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.
Recent closures
Queens General Hospital emergency department is closed Friday, September 18 and reopens Monday, September 21 at 8 a.m. Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. — ongoing
How long is the ER wait at Queens General Hospital right now?
As of the latest update, about 5h 15m to be seen at Queens General 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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