Open 24 hours. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 1h 35m – 1h 35m.
In an emergency, call 911.
In an emergency, call 911. Independent services, not affiliated with this hospital. Free nurse advice: 811.
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Quieter times: No historical wait-time data is available for this facility. Generally, weekday mornings (8:00 AM–11:00 AM) tend to be quieter at smaller regional emergency departments. If your condition is not life-threatening, consider calling Health Link 811 first for guidance.
Busier times: As with most emergency departments, evenings, weekends, and holidays typically see higher patient volumes. Mondays can also be busy as patients who waited over the weekend seek care. For non-urgent concerns, avoiding these peak windows may reduce your wait.
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Open on ERstat →The Marshall Eliuk Peace River Community Health Centre, operated by Alberta Health Services, is the primary acute care facility serving Peace River and the broader northern Alberta region. Its eight-bed emergency department operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, staffed by physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and respiratory therapists who assess patients using the standardized Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS). As a regional hub on Treaty 8 territory, this facility offers a broad scope of services — including cancer care, cardiac diagnostics, and mental health — that reduce the need for northern residents to travel to larger centres like Grande Prairie or Edmonton.
24-hour emergency care (8-bed ED), Acute care (30 beds), Surgical services (on-site operating room), Cancer treatment — Peace River Community Cancer Centre, Cardiology and cardiac diagnostics, Cardiac stress testing and monitoring, Computed tomography (CT) imaging, Diagnostic imaging, Mental health services, Kidney treatment, Palliative care, Restorative and long-term residential care, Rehabilitation services, Wound care clinic, Eating disorder services, Oral health services, Sexual health care, Travel health and immunization, Breastfeeding clinic, Community home care, Public health and immunization programs, In-hospital pharmacy, Interpreter and translation services, Alberta Aids to Daily Living Program, Car seat safety program, Mother and baby classes.
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On-site parking is available via stalls and a ramp. The facility is located west of 74 Street. Online payment is available for parking citations and parking permits. Contact the facility at 780-624-7500 for current parking rates.
No confirmed public transit routes serve this facility directly. Peace River is a smaller northern Alberta community — visitors relying on public transit should contact the Town of Peace River to inquire about local transit options before their visit.
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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