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Upper River Valley Hospital

Waterville, NB · Hospital website ↗
Open 24/7☎ (506) 375-5900
7h 30m
current emergency wait
High confidence, official hospital feed, updated 7 min ago
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
7h 22m
this ER's own history for this hour
calmest hour
9am
typically 6h 26m
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In the ED now
22
Weather now
4°C
Air quality (AQHI)
2

When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 4am and quietest around 9am.

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 9h, ranging roughly 6h 30m to 11h.

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 Upper River Valley Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Sun535565569566592547525489405368378394400402399427423463504529516539549527
Mon564589590588602555538507442404426453467496481523529572632626615600603584
Tue592625624617645600585544439383414437448462484508520577622641625636627606
Wed613639641641658617600566451407429447460474483507492559603617592590584563
Thu560571565571593547538504417370384413439461476503505536579592574585581558
Fri577602595594622580561533460403408422441442453484478540594624591604605580
Sat577599603599615561544519429364364365363366369400401451502536512525534530

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 7h 30m right now. If this ER follows its usual pattern, expect it to climb toward roughly 9h 44m 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 49.0 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 36 min, has ranged 5h–11h, current value held 1h 1m.

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

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Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at Upper River Valley Hospital right now?
As of the latest update, about 7h 30m to be seen at Upper River Valley 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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