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Saint John Regional Hospital

Level 1 trauma centre, in a life-threatening emergency call 911; paramedics assess you and take you to the right hospital. Otherwise go to your nearest ER, which can stabilise and transfer if needed, don't drive past a closer one on a guess.
Source: Trauma Association of Canada (TRISC registry, as of 2017). Trauma designations are point-in-time and can change; treat this as background, not routing advice.
Saint John, NB · Hospital website ↗
Open 24/7☎ (506) 648-6000
10h 30m
current emergency wait
High confidence, official hospital feed, updated just now
Length of stay, not a wait: New Brunswick publishes the total-time-in-ED range rather than an estimated wait to be seen, so it isn't comparable to other ERs. Call ahead.
typical at this hour
9h 49m
this ER's own history for this hour
calmest hour
8am
typically 8h 45m
Busier than usual for this time of day (~81th percentile of this ER's own posted-wait history at this hour, based on 312 past readings)
Long wait posted here right now — a nearby ER may be seen sooner ↓
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In the ED now
65
Weather now
7°C
Air quality (AQHI)
2

When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 1am and quietest around 8am.

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 10h 30m, ranging roughly 9h to 12h.

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 Saint John Regional Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Sun649670643632613601589551519530550554552550557553549553546543558585631660
Mon651653624613585574552508487511527550562577584589589589590592601617669682
Tue687694680656618597579537515533550572588589592586581579582582581600627653
Wed648670648629619611601555528541556562570573570574572568576572580594635658
Thu673685665649611597582552532549560579594601608608598588583574580593633652
Fri660663643625597597578535517525544555565575577573569565566565577618670691
Sat710721697689667659644607577578593594592593592582574555553548552565613645

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 10h 30m right now, and this ER's usual pattern points to it holding near 11h 27m 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 49.9 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 28 min, has ranged 9h 30m–13h.

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

Getting there

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

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Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at Saint John Regional Hospital right now?
As of the latest update, about 10h 30m to be seen at Saint John Regional 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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