Open 24 hours. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 1h 5m – 2h 49m.
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In an emergency, call 911.
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Quieter times: No historical wait time data is available for this facility. Generally, rural emergency departments tend to be less congested during mid-morning on weekdays. If your condition is not life-threatening, visiting Tuesday through Thursday during morning hours may result in shorter waits.
Busier times: No historical wait time data is available. Like most emergency departments, Drumheller Health Centre is likely busiest on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Avoid visiting during these periods for non-urgent concerns if possible, and consider whether your issue could be addressed by calling Health Link 811 instead.
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Open on ERstat →Drumheller Health Centre is the primary community hospital serving Drumheller and the surrounding Badlands region of Alberta, operated by Alberta Health Services. The 156-bed facility offers 24/7 emergency care alongside acute care, mental health, cancer care, and continuing care services, making it a comprehensive health hub for rural southeastern Alberta. Patients are triaged using the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS), and those with complex or high-acuity conditions such as major trauma, cardiac events, or stroke may be transferred to larger urban centres in Calgary.
24/7 Emergency Department, Acute Care, Continuing Care, Mental Health Assessment and Psychotherapy, Addiction and Substance Use Counselling, Gambling Counselling, Drumheller Community Cancer Centre (on-site), Drumheller Mental Health Clinic (on-site), Respiratory Therapy, Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) Assessment, Interpreter and Translation Services, Air Ambulance Transfer via On-Site Helipad, Crisis Services via Emergency Department.
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Parking is available on-site at Drumheller Health Centre. Specific rates have not been publicly confirmed — parking costs are fully recovered through user fees with no government healthcare funding used. AHS recommends using the AHS Parking app to pay by mobile device, receive expiry alerts, and extend parking time remotely. Wheelchair-accessible entrances are available, and an ambulance bay is located on-site.
Drumheller does not have a formal municipal transit system. The health centre is best accessed by personal vehicle or taxi. On-site parking with AHS Parking app support is available for those driving.
Emergency departments use triage. Patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Wait times are estimates based on Alberta health data. Actual wait times may vary.
This hospital does not publish a live wait, so the figure above comes from our model rather than from its own feed. We publish how that model performs where it can be checked, at the hospitals that do publish. See the accuracy scorecard, or how we work the number out.
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