Open 24 hours. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 6h 48m – 9h 42m.
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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, emergency departments in small northern hospitals tend to be quieter on weekday mornings and early afternoons. If your condition is not immediately life-threatening, visiting mid-morning on a weekday may result in shorter waits.
Busier times: No historical wait time data is available for this facility. As with most emergency departments, evenings, weekends, and holidays typically see higher patient volumes. Avoid peak evening hours (6–10 PM) when possible for non-urgent concerns.
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No other hospitals within 100 km. If non-urgent, consider calling 811 or seeing a pharmacist.
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Open on ERstat →Flin Flon General Hospital is the only hospital serving the northern Manitoba community of Flin Flon and surrounding areas, including some Saskatchewan residents. Its modern, 14,000-square-foot emergency department — roughly eight and a half times larger than its predecessor — features four stretcher bays, a trauma room, an isolation room, a procedure room, and dedicated family consult space, representing a $27.1-million investment in northern healthcare. As an acute care facility affiliated with the Northern Regional Health Authority, the ED operates 24/7 and provides a broad range of emergency and inpatient services, though patients with highly complex needs such as cardiac emergencies or high-risk obstetrics may require transfer to larger centres like Winnipeg.
24/7 Emergency Department, Acute inpatient care (34 beds), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) access, Trauma room, Hemodialysis, Chemotherapy, Rehabilitation therapy, Palliative care, Diagnostic imaging and laboratory services, Intravenous therapy, Surgical and medical inpatient care, MB Telehealth (virtual specialist consultations), Safe room for management of agitated patients, Outpatient services.
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The hospital's recent redevelopment included upgrades to on-site infrastructure, landscaping, and parking. The hospital sits in Flin Flon's compact downtown core at Third Ave and Church St, where street parking is generally available given the small city size. Contact the hospital directly for details on designated accessible parking spaces.
Flin Flon operates a municipal transit system with adult fares of $2.00 and student/senior fares of $1.50; children 4 and under ride free with an adult. Monthly adult passes are $40.00. The hospital is centrally located in the downtown core, but no specific bus route stopping directly at the hospital has been confirmed — contact City Transit at (204) 681-7512 for current route information. Flin Flon Airport, served by Calm Air with daily flights to Winnipeg, is located approximately 20 kilometres southeast of the city.
Emergency departments use triage. Patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Wait times are estimates based on Manitoba 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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