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Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Yarmouth, NS · Hospital website ↗
Open 24/7☎ (902) 742-3541
4h 45m
current emergency wait
Medium confidence, scraped from the hospital's public page, updated 12 min ago
Posted by the hospital · 2026/10/26 12:00:00
vs its typical now
+47 min
usually about 3h 58m at this hour
Nova Scotia rank
#9 / 11
among ERs reporting now, shortest first
calmest hour
7am
typically 2h 57m
Busier than usual for this time of day (~85th percentile of this ER's own posted-wait history at this hour, based on 296 past readings)
Long wait posted here right now — a nearby ER may be seen sooner ↓
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Air quality (AQHI)
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Past ER closures

This emergency department reported no temporary closures in 2023–24.

Nova Scotia publishes no live ER status, so this annual open-data figure is the best signal we have for whether the door will be open. In an emergency, call 911, paramedics know which ERs are open. Nova Scotia open data ↗

When this ER is busiest

Based on our archive, this emergency room is typically busiest around 5pm and on Sundays, and quietest around 7am and on Thursdays.

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Over the last month its posted wait has typically been about 4h, ranging roughly 2h 45m to 5h 45m.

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 Yarmouth Regional Hospital by day of week and hour of day, in minutes
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Sun236240221258234220198219215232246288274316335341346349320341315298260223
Mon208214226229231214168167179194218238241245276295289297292284282246230201
Tue175175202218214192183158168185185206226278249320312280280297263244249204
Wed207185201229207189185169151174176205183221245272284284269247257240189180
Thu164161189194184195162140159178181199221210280292279306265245244256214196
Fri186187197227206206179176178198204223252279280320313341296285290286251229
Sat234209221236236208198202214220219245251277313297316346314337328313265247

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 4h 45m right now. If this ER follows its usual pattern, expect it to ease toward roughly 3h 59m 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 60 min, has ranged 2h 7m–7h 15m.

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.

If you're admitted (CIHI)

If you're admitted to hospital from here, the wait for an inpatient bed can be long: 9 in 10 admitted patients spent under ~47h 30m in the ED.

Most ER visits end in discharge and are far shorter, this is the admitted-patient (boarding) figure. This hospital, 90th-percentile total ED time for admitted patients. CIHI, fiscal 2024–2025. Source ↗

Nearby emergency rooms

Roseway Hospital
Shelburne · 66 km away
Closed

Frequently asked questions

How long is the ER wait at Yarmouth Regional Hospital right now?
As of the latest update, about 4h 45m to be seen at Yarmouth 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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