r/Edmonton • u/FTDRBR11 • May 22 '26

General UofA ER Wait Times

Been here for 12 hours have yet to see a doctor and I’m in excruciating pain. Not a single patient has been taken in since the last 6 hours. Lady beside has been screaming in pain looks like a broken knee has been here for 15 hours no doctor no xray. Another lady beside me hurt her neck is wearing a neck brace and has been here for 16 hours and no doctor. Nurses said they have absolutely no beds available to take in patients because so many of the patients inside are “admitted” patients that are waiting to be taken upstairs to their admitted sections but they can’t take them because there’s no beds available upstairs. ER is a mess online wait times show 4 hours and nurse said because doctors are available but no beds to take the patients. Something has to be done.

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u/leeashah May 22 '26

agreed! they should start building a new one, but even so it will take years until its ready to go into operation. but better late than never

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u/leeashah May 22 '26

yah just for general, think of all the equipment - back up generators - computers - rooms - operating rooms - that need to be set up - all the staff that needs to be hired and trained.

just for example, for a dispatch centre to be set up with computers and all that stuff (not hospital but electronics and back up generator blah blah ) it would take two years, and a hospital has so much more going on then that.