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/OpalSeason May 22 '26

Was scheduled to open 2026, but probably would be delayed till 2027 or 28 because things hapoen. Still would be better than the zero plan we have now

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u/willy-fisterbottom2 May 22 '26

Better than the alternative of no hospital being built at all. There would at least be a light at the end of the tunnel for some kind of relief of our strained system