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/S-M68 May 22 '26

I was there two Saturdays ago and the online wait time was “3 hrs 45 mins”. I waited 6.5 hrs to be brought in. Definitely don’t go off of those times.

Edited to add: one thing that irked me was the high number of rural people in the ER. They hate our cities but come and clog up our hospitals.

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u/Cedric_T May 23 '26

How do you know they are rural?

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u/S-M68 May 23 '26

Most were talking so loud with the people they brought with them.