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Healthcare & WellnessSt. John's· Source · Aug 2026

People heading to the St. John's ER can't see how long they will wait.

Emergency patients on the Avalon

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How this problem came to be

  1. Found2 sourcesvocm.com, nlhealthservices.ca
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The problem, broken down

Who it hurts
Emergency patients on the Avalon going to the Health Sciences Centre ER.
The moment
Waits run for hours, and a growing share of patients leave without being seen.
What people do today
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Why it's unsolved
The province publishes no live wait data.
What solved looks like
A patient can see the current expected wait at the HSC ER before they leave home.

Evidence

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VOCM ↗
  1. 1For October 20 to 26, 2024, average HSC ER waits were 6.5 hours for urgent, 4.2 hours for emergent and 8.4 hours for non-urgent patients.
  2. 2The share of St. John's ER patients who left without being seen rose from 7.5% in 2019-20 to 12.5% in 2023-24.
NL Health Services ↗
  1. 3A new HSC emergency department opened on August 8, 2026.

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  1. [1]NL Health Services
  2. [2]VOCM
What the source says, in short

For October 20 to 26, 2024, average waits at the Health Sciences Centre ER were 6.5 hours for urgent, 4.2 hours for emergent and 8.4 hours for non-urgent patients. The share of St. John's ER patients who left without being seen rose from 7.5% in 2019-20 to 12.5% in 2023-24. A new HSC emergency department opened on August 8, 2026, and the province publishes no live wait data.

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