Open 24 hours. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 2h 20m – 4h 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 (8–11 AM) tend to be quieter at rural emergency departments. If your condition is not life-threatening, consider calling 811 first for guidance.
Busier times: Emergency departments across Alberta, including rural centres, typically see higher volumes on evenings, weekends, and holidays. If your situation is not urgent, avoiding these peak periods may reduce your wait time.
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Open on ERstat →Rocky Mountain House Health Centre is a full-service community hospital located at 5016 52 Avenue in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, serving residents of the town and surrounding Clearwater County. The facility operates a 24/7 emergency department staffed by physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and respiratory therapists, providing triage, assessment, treatment, and stabilization with transfer to higher-level care when needed. With 31 acute care beds, an operating room, obstetrics, hemodialysis, palliative care, and a rural crisis response team, this health centre offers a broad scope of care well beyond a basic rural ER.
24/7 Emergency Department, Acute Care (31 beds), Obstetrics and Labour & Delivery, Hemodialysis, Palliative and Respite Care, Operating Room / Surgical Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Rural Crisis Response Team, Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART), Cardiac Monitoring, Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Breathe Easy Program), Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Therapy, Community and Public Health Services, Indigenous Liaison Services, On-Site Pharmacy, Interpreter and Translation Services, Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) Triage.
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The emergency entrance is located on the southeast side of the building, near the water tower and south of the swimming pool. Parking is available on-site. For details on accessible stalls or current parking arrangements, contact the hospital switchboard at 403-845-3347.
Rocky Mountain House does not have a fixed-route public transit system. Patients and visitors should plan to arrive by personal vehicle or arrange private transportation in advance.
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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