St. Paul's Hospital

Saskatoon, SK · Hospital website ↗

Open 24/7☎ (306) 655-5000

2h 15m

current emergency wait

High confidence, official hospital feed, updated 4 min ago

Posted by the hospital · 2026-10-28T19:07:51.139Z

vs its typical now

+17 min

usually about 1h 58m at this hour

calmest hour

7am

typically 1h 27m

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When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 7am.

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 2h 15m, ranging roughly 1h 30m to 3h 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 St. Paul's Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Tue	138	133	124	122	111	118	100	71	99	102	104	110	105	120	123	128	131	122	115	128	139	152	151	141
Wed	148	138	131	129	127	131	102	70	90	97	96	99	106	118	122	127	139	140	130	141	147	149	148	138
Thu	141	144	139	132	128	133	108	75	97	103	102	111	117	121	118	117	118	112	101	112	117	134	142	135
Fri	130	133	132	128	126	139	119	89	106	112	113	127	132	156	158	156	156	144	130	135	140	138	146	134
Sat	144	145	146	145	150	158	133	109	127	125	129	125	113	115	115	115	121	119	97	109	118	121	127	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.

Next 12 hours

The wait is about 2h 15m right now, and this ER's usual pattern points to it holding near 2h 13m over the next 12 hours.

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

Trends for this ER

See interactive trends, wait history, weather, volume, compare →

How reliable is this number?

Over the last 49.6 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 17 min, has ranged 45 min–4h 15m.

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

Getting there

18 parking area(s) mapped nearby, the nearest about 78 m from the ER.
Nearest pharmacy: Rexall, about 175 m away.

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 Saskatchewan, 9 in 10 patients were seen by a physician within ~4h 12m.

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 Saskatchewan, 9 in 10 admitted patients spent under ~38h 54m 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 Saskatchewan (CIHI)

half of discharged ED visits finish within ~2.2–4.1 h; 9 in 10 within ~9.6 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

Saskatoon City Hospital

Saskatoon · 3 km away

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Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

Saskatoon · 4 km away

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Royal University Hospital (Ruh)

Saskatoon · 4 km away

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Rosthern Hospital

Rosthern · 65 km away

Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at St. Paul's Hospital right now?

As of the latest update, about 2h 15m to be seen at St. Paul's 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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Mon	112	108	112	108	112	124	108	85	108	114	124	128	135	150	162	162	141	137	122	120	130	134	138	133
Tue	138	133	124	122	111	118	100	71	99	102	104	110	105	120	123	128	131	122	115	128	139	152	151	141
Wed	148	138	131	129	127	131	102	70	90	97	96	99	106	118	122	127	139	140	130	141	147	149	148	138
Thu	141	144	139	132	128	133	108	75	97	103	102	111	117	121	118	117	118	112	101	112	117	134	142	135
Fri	130	133	132	128	126	139	119	89	106	112	113	127	132	156	158	156	156	144	130	135	140	138	146	134
Sat	144	145	146	145	150	158	133	109	127	125	129	125	113	115	115	115	121	119	97	109	118	121	127	107

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Fri	130	133	132	128	126	139	119	89	106	112	113	127	132	156	158	156	156	144	130	135	140	138	146	134
Sat	144	145	146	145	150	158	133	109	127	125	129	125	113	115	115	115	121	119	97	109	118	121	127	107

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