Squamish General Hospital

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no wait posted right now

High confidence, official hospital feed, updated 7 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 37m at this hour, from its own recorded history (see the pattern below).

Nearest ER reporting live: Lions Gate Hospital, 4h 15m (42 km away) →

typical at this hour

1h 37m

this ER's own history for this hour

calmest hour

1am

typically 1h 31m

Busier than usual for this time of day (~88th percentile of this ER's own posted-wait history at this hour, based on 143 past readings)

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Weather now

9°C

Air quality (AQHI)

When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 1am.

2hcalmest

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 2h, ranging roughly 1h 15m to 3h.

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 Squamish General Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Sun	96	91	98	101	89	89	92	95	94	121	143	146	138	141	157	140	121	120	102	115	123	141	129	110
Mon	97	94	108	104	97	96	87	93	92	119	144	153	156	169	186	182	155	145	129	138	133	133	118	101
Tue	86	84	99	94	92	89	94	106	103	117	145	147	147	161	151	141	135	134	131	140	152	162	138	117
Wed	108	98	90	100	91	91	96	100	101	124	141	147	157	168	176	171	159	153	145	154	157	150	129	108
Thu	91	91	101	110	104	109	106	98	98	121	138	144	135	147	161	155	145	136	129	138	140	150	128	118
Fri	99	90	105	101	90	103	101	102	100	122	148	160	146	162	169	161	137	136	118	135	138	143	127	116
Sat	89	86	93	101	96	93	106	98	93	117	130	140	140	147	150	147	132	123	120	134	137	141	119	113

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 47.6 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 18 min, has ranged 45 min–3h 45m.

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

Getting there

12 parking area(s) mapped nearby, the nearest about 99 m from the ER, and at least one is free.

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 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

Lions Gate Hospital

North Vancouver · 42 km away

4h 15m

St. Paul's Hospital

Vancouver · 46 km away

1h 45m

Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver · 49 km away

Whistler Health Care Centre

Whistler · 49 km away

30 min

Ubc Hospital

Vancouver · 49 km away

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Providence Health Care - Mount Saint Joseph Hospital

Vancouver · 49 km away

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Frequently asked questions

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

Squamish 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	96	91	98	101	89	89	92	95	94	121	143	146	138	141	157	140	121	120	102	115	123	141	129	110
Mon	97	94	108	104	97	96	87	93	92	119	144	153	156	169	186	182	155	145	129	138	133	133	118	101
Tue	86	84	99	94	92	89	94	106	103	117	145	147	147	161	151	141	135	134	131	140	152	162	138	117
Wed	108	98	90	100	91	91	96	100	101	124	141	147	157	168	176	171	159	153	145	154	157	150	129	108
Thu	91	91	101	110	104	109	106	98	98	121	138	144	135	147	161	155	145	136	129	138	140	150	128	118
Fri	99	90	105	101	90	103	101	102	100	122	148	160	146	162	169	161	137	136	118	135	138	143	127	116
Sat	89	86	93	101	96	93	106	98	93	117	130	140	140	147	150	147	132	123	120	134	137	141	119	113

	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	96	91	98	101	89	89	92	95	94	121	143	146	138	141	157	140	121	120	102	115	123	141	129	110
Mon	97	94	108	104	97	96	87	93	92	119	144	153	156	169	186	182	155	145	129	138	133	133	118	101
Tue	86	84	99	94	92	89	94	106	103	117	145	147	147	161	151	141	135	134	131	140	152	162	138	117
Wed	108	98	90	100	91	91	96	100	101	124	141	147	157	168	176	171	159	153	145	154	157	150	129	108
Thu	91	91	101	110	104	109	106	98	98	121	138	144	135	147	161	155	145	136	129	138	140	150	128	118
Fri	99	90	105	101	90	103	101	102	100	122	148	160	146	162	169	161	137	136	118	135	138	143	127	116
Sat	89	86	93	101	96	93	106	98	93	117	130	140	140	147	150	147	132	123	120	134	137	141	119	113

	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	96	91	98	101	89	89	92	95	94	121	143	146	138	141	157	140	121	120	102	115	123	141	129	110
Mon	97	94	108	104	97	96	87	93	92	119	144	153	156	169	186	182	155	145	129	138	133	133	118	101
Tue	86	84	99	94	92	89	94	106	103	117	145	147	147	161	151	141	135	134	131	140	152	162	138	117
Wed	108	98	90	100	91	91	96	100	101	124	141	147	157	168	176	171	159	153	145	154	157	150	129	108
Thu	91	91	101	110	104	109	106	98	98	121	138	144	135	147	161	155	145	136	129	138	140	150	128	118
Fri	99	90	105	101	90	103	101	102	100	122	148	160	146	162	169	161	137	136	118	135	138	143	127	116
Sat	89	86	93	101	96	93	106	98	93	117	130	140	140	147	150	147	132	123	120	134	137	141	119	113