Open, but running reduced service. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 1h 15m – 2h 20m.
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Independent service, not affiliated with this hospital. Free nurse advice: 811.
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Normally: usually 24/7
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Quieter times: No historical wait time data is available for this facility. Generally, early weekday mornings tend to be quieter at rural community emergency departments. Call (709) 266-2221 for guidance before visiting for non-urgent concerns.
Busier times: No historical wait time data is available. As with most ERs, evenings, weekends, and holidays may see higher patient volumes. Plan ferry travel in advance, as crossing times are limited, especially outside summer.
Nearby Alternatives
Wesleyville · 75 km away
Badgers Quay · 75 km away
Lewisporte · 77 km away
Gander · 84 km away
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Open on ERstat →Fogo Island Health Centre is a community-level health centre located in Fogo, NL, serving the 10 communities that make up the municipality of Fogo Island. Opened in 2004, the facility operates a 24-hour emergency department supported by on-site laboratory, X-ray, dialysis, and long-term care services, as well as Virtual ER capability connecting patients with physicians or nurse practitioners by video. As a rural, island-based facility, it provides essential front-line emergency and primary care; patients with serious or complex conditions may be transferred to James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre in Gander for higher-level care.
24-hour emergency department, Virtual ER (physician or nurse practitioner by video), Laboratory services, X-ray / diagnostic imaging, Dialysis, Acute care, Long-term care, Mental health and addictions counselling, Community health services, Urgent care.
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Free parking is available on-site, including accessible parking spaces. The facility features a ramp, accessible entrance, and accessible interior spaces.
No formal public transit routes serve the facility. Fogo Island is accessible from the mainland via the provincial government ferry MV Veteran, which operates a 45-minute crossing from Farewell, NL. Two ferries service the island with four crossings daily during summer. In emergencies, the ferry can be used to transport patients by ambulance to hospitals in Gander or Grand Falls-Windsor.
Emergency departments use triage. Patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Wait times are estimates based on Newfoundland & Labrador 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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