Open 24 hours. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 24m – 1h 44m.
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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 currently available for this location. Generally, emergency department visits on weekday mornings tend to be less busy than evenings, weekends, and holidays. If your condition is not life-threatening, arriving earlier in the day on a weekday may result in a shorter wait.
Busier times: No historical data is available to identify specific peak periods at this facility. As with most Canadian emergency departments, evenings (particularly between 6 PM and 10 PM), weekends, and holiday periods typically see higher patient volumes. If your situation is non-urgent, avoiding these windows may reduce your wait time.
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Open on ERstat →Portage District General Hospital is an 88-bed acute care facility serving more than 50,000 residents across Portage la Prairie and the surrounding region in Manitoba. The emergency department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is equipped with treatment and assessment rooms, a trauma room, a stretcher bay, and an ambulance bay. Patients in need of emergency care, specialist services, surgery, obstetrics, intensive care, or mental health assessment will find a broad range of services under one roof, with telehealth connections available to extend care across the province.
24/7 Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Trauma Room, General Surgery and Day Surgery, Obstetrics and Maternity Care, Mental Health Assessment (Mental Health Liaison Nurse on site), Chemotherapy / Cancer Care, Dialysis, Rehabilitation Services, Speech-Language Pathology, Diagnostic Imaging (CT Scan, Ultrasound, X-Ray), Laboratory Services, Palliative Care, Ambulatory Care Clinics, Telehealth Services, Bilingual Services (English and French).
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Portage District General Hospital offers on-site surface parking accessible from the facility. Patients with mobility challenges are advised to call ahead to confirm accessible parking availability. For current parking details, contact the hospital directly at 204-239-2211.
No specific public transit routes serving Portage District General Hospital have been confirmed. Portage la Prairie is a smaller city with limited public transit options. Patients are advised to contact the City of Portage la Prairie or Southern Health–Santé Sud for the most current transportation information.
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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