Whistler Health Care Centre

—

no wait posted right now

High confidence, official hospital feed, updated 12 min ago

Posted by the hospital · 2026-10-26T14:22:50.060Z

This ER reports its live wait intermittently, and isn't posting one right now. Typically about 22 min at this hour, from its own recorded history (see the pattern below).

Nearest ER reporting live: Squamish General Hospital, 2h 45m (49 km away) →

typical at this hour

22 min

this ER's own history for this hour

calmest hour

6am

typically 23 min

Quieter than usual for this time of day (~20th percentile of this ER's own posted-wait history at this hour, based on 83 past readings)

Directions ↗

Get a ride: Uber Lyft

Compare nearby ERs on the map →

Call 911 for an ambulance if you need one.

Weather now

4°C

Air quality (AQHI)

When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 6am.

calmest

12a6a12p6p11p

Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 30 min, ranging roughly 30 min to 45 min.

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 Whistler Health Care Centre by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
	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	25	23	26	23	23	28	22	29	38	40	35	29	32	30	33	33	38	35	37	40	37	30	28	24
Mon	25	24	24	24	26	25	23	22	39	41	37	35	36	36	36	34	35	39	41	40	40	34	28	25
Tue	25	24	24	25	25	24	23	27	37	39	39	36	37	32	38	33	36	42	42	43	45	37	30	28
Wed	26	25	25	25	26	26	23	23	38	46	44	36	40	36	37	33	37	41	40	43	40	34	29	26
Thu	25	26	26	25	27	26	24	28	38	39	36	30	37	33	36	35	36	41	39	40	39	34	31	26
Fri	25	26	25	24	24	24	25	30	39	40	37	37	35	36	41	35	35	41	45	43	41	34	30	26
Sat	24	23	23	26	26	23	22	23	38	41	33	30	35	31	34	31	37	42	42	43	40	31	26	26

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 45.6 h, this ER's posted wait refreshes about every 45 min, has ranged 15 min–45 min, current value held 11h 40m.

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

Getting there

27 parking area(s) mapped nearby, the nearest about 119 m from the ER, and at least one is free.
Nearest pharmacy: Rexall, about 51 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 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 ~30 min 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

Pemberton Health Centre

Pemberton · 25 km away

—

Squamish General Hospital

Squamish · 49 km away

2h 45m

Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at Whistler Health Care Centre right now?

Whistler Health Care Centre 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.

Add this wait time to your site

Free to embed, a live wait-time badge for this ER that updates automatically. Copy the code:

<iframe src="https://ercompass.ca/embed/hospital/whistler-health-care-centre" width="340" height="150" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Whistler Health Care Centre"></iframe>
<a href="https://ercompass.ca/hospital/whistler-health-care-centre">Live ER wait at Whistler Health Care Centre, ER Compass</a>

	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	25	23	26	23	23	28	22	29	38	40	35	29	32	30	33	33	38	35	37	40	37	30	28	24
Mon	25	24	24	24	26	25	23	22	39	41	37	35	36	36	36	34	35	39	41	40	40	34	28	25
Tue	25	24	24	25	25	24	23	27	37	39	39	36	37	32	38	33	36	42	42	43	45	37	30	28
Wed	26	25	25	25	26	26	23	23	38	46	44	36	40	36	37	33	37	41	40	43	40	34	29	26
Thu	25	26	26	25	27	26	24	28	38	39	36	30	37	33	36	35	36	41	39	40	39	34	31	26
Fri	25	26	25	24	24	24	25	30	39	40	37	37	35	36	41	35	35	41	45	43	41	34	30	26
Sat	24	23	23	26	26	23	22	23	38	41	33	30	35	31	34	31	37	42	42	43	40	31	26	26

	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	25	23	26	23	23	28	22	29	38	40	35	29	32	30	33	33	38	35	37	40	37	30	28	24
Mon	25	24	24	24	26	25	23	22	39	41	37	35	36	36	36	34	35	39	41	40	40	34	28	25
Tue	25	24	24	25	25	24	23	27	37	39	39	36	37	32	38	33	36	42	42	43	45	37	30	28
Wed	26	25	25	25	26	26	23	23	38	46	44	36	40	36	37	33	37	41	40	43	40	34	29	26
Thu	25	26	26	25	27	26	24	28	38	39	36	30	37	33	36	35	36	41	39	40	39	34	31	26
Fri	25	26	25	24	24	24	25	30	39	40	37	37	35	36	41	35	35	41	45	43	41	34	30	26
Sat	24	23	23	26	26	23	22	23	38	41	33	30	35	31	34	31	37	42	42	43	40	31	26	26

	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	25	23	26	23	23	28	22	29	38	40	35	29	32	30	33	33	38	35	37	40	37	30	28	24
Mon	25	24	24	24	26	25	23	22	39	41	37	35	36	36	36	34	35	39	41	40	40	34	28	25
Tue	25	24	24	25	25	24	23	27	37	39	39	36	37	32	38	33	36	42	42	43	45	37	30	28
Wed	26	25	25	25	26	26	23	23	38	46	44	36	40	36	37	33	37	41	40	43	40	34	29	26
Thu	25	26	26	25	27	26	24	28	38	39	36	30	37	33	36	35	36	41	39	40	39	34	31	26
Fri	25	26	25	24	24	24	25	30	39	40	37	37	35	36	41	35	35	41	45	43	41	34	30	26
Sat	24	23	23	26	26	23	22	23	38	41	33	30	35	31	34	31	37	42	42	43	40	31	26	26