Metro Vancouver ER & Urgent Care Radar
Real-time emergency department wait times and Urgent & Primary Care Centre (UPCC) capacity for VGH, St. Paul's, Mount Saint Joseph, and Fraser Health.
If you or someone with you is experiencing chest pain, severe bleeding, difficulty breathing, stroke symptoms, or severe trauma, call 911 immediately or proceed directly to the nearest Emergency Department regardless of posted wait times.
Wait times are estimates for non-critical triage categories. Critical life-threatening emergencies are treated immediately upon arrival.
Vancouver Hospital ER & Urgent Care Triage
Tracking 9 Hospital Emergency Departments & 4 Open Urgent Care (UPCC) clinics.
🩺 Where Should I Go? (ER vs. Urgent Care UPCC)
Clinical Triage Guideline- • Chest pain or pressure, suspected heart attack
- • Stroke signs (facial droop, arm weakness, speech difficulty)
- • Severe breathing difficulty or severe trauma
- • Heavy bleeding that won't stop
- • Newborn fever (under 3 months old)
- • Overdose or acute mental health crisis
- • Minor cuts needing stitches or wound care
- • Sprains, strains, simple bone fractures
- • High fevers, earaches, sore throats
- • Urinary tract infections (UTIs) & sudden infections
- • Mild to moderate asthma flare-ups
- • Same-day medical prescription renewals
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Vancouver
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Vancouver
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Vancouver
👶 Specialized Pediatric Emergency • Vancouver
🩺 Urgent & Primary Care Centre • Vancouver
🩺 Urgent & Primary Care Centre • Vancouver
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • North Vancouver
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Richmond
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Burnaby
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • New Westminster
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Surrey
🏥 24/7 Emergency Department • Port Moody
🩺 Urgent & Primary Care Centre • Vancouver
🩺 Urgent & Primary Care Centre • North Vancouver
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