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Source: BC ED Wait Times · as of 12:24 a.m. PDT
Normally: on a recurring schedule
Independent service, not affiliated with this hospital. Free nurse advice: 811.
Non-emergency options
12-Hour Forecast
Projected from this ER’s typical pattern and the current wait.
Independent service. Not medical advice. Call 811 for non-urgent advice, 911 for emergencies.
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UBC Hospital's Urgent Care Centre, located at 2211 Wesbrook Mall on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, BC, provides specialized care for non-life-threatening emergencies treated by emergency-trained physicians and nurses. The centre handles conditions such as broken bones, lacerations, asthma, eye problems, and minor burns, and offers on-site diagnostics including X-rays, CT scans, ultrasound, blood tests, and ECGs. For life-threatening emergencies, patients should proceed to Vancouver General Hospital or call 911, as UBC Hospital is best suited for low-to-moderate acuity conditions.
Urgent Care for non-life-threatening emergencies, X-ray and diagnostic imaging, CT scans, Ultrasound, Blood tests, ECGs, IV therapy, Treatment for broken bones and sprains, Laceration and wound care (cuts requiring stitches), Minor burn treatment, Eye problem assessment, Fever and flu care, Skin infection treatment, Allergy and asthma care, Nosebleed management, General surgery, Reconstructive orthopaedic surgery (hip and knee replacement), Psychiatry and psychiatric inpatient services, Neurology and brain disorders (Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health), Sleep disorders care, Bladder care, Gerontology, Sub-acute medicine and slow-stream rehabilitation, Mood disorders and Operational Stress Injury Clinic.
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Short-term 2-hour parking is available directly outside the hospital. Longer-term parking is located in the Health Sciences Parkade at the back of the hospital, accessible off Health Sciences Mall. Parking is paid and can be purchased via Honk, PayByPhone, ZipBy, or at pay machines and meters accepting cash and credit card. Check parking.ubc.ca for current rates. Arriving early for appointments is recommended, as a short walk from the parkade to the hospital entrance may be required.
UBC Hospital is served by several TransLink routes: the 99 B-Line and Route 9 along Broadway, the R4 Rapid Bus along 41st Ave, Route 49 from Metrotown Station, Route 33 from 29th Avenue Station, Routes 4 and 14 from downtown Vancouver, and Route 84 from VCC-Clark Station. By car, take University Boulevard or 16th Avenue to Wesbrook Mall. A shuttle also connects UBC Hospital with Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, and Children's & Women's Hospital — primarily for staff and faculty use.
Emergency departments use triage. Patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Wait times are estimates based on British Columbia health data. Actual wait times may vary.
We check our own accuracy. Forecasting two hours ahead, the ERstat estimate was typically off by 33 minutes against what hospitals themselves later posted, compared with 41 minutes for the hospital's own current figure, and was the closer of the two 58% of the time. See the full scorecard, or how we work the number out.
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