Stephenville, NL · Open 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
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Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital is a 44-bed acute care facility and the primary full-service hospital serving Stephenville and the broader Bay St. George region, including the Port au Port Peninsula and surrounding communities — a catchment population of approximately 24,000. The emergency department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, supported by a Virtual Emergency Room program that pairs on-site nursing staff with virtual ER physicians using technology that recreates an in-person clinical experience. As a training site for Memorial University of Newfoundland's Faculty of Medicine, this hospital offers a comprehensive range of services including surgery, internal medicine, oncology, obstetrics, dialysis, and medical imaging.
Free on-site parking is available. The facility offers accessible parking spaces, as well as an accessible ramp, entrance, and interior spaces for patients with mobility needs.
There is no public transit service in Stephenville. Taxi services are available: Bluebird Taxi at 709-643-2525 and Doucette's Taxi Services at 709-646-5169.
No historical wait time data is currently available for this location. In general, mid-morning on weekdays tends to be less busy than evenings or weekends at most regional emergency departments.
Emergency departments in smaller regional hospitals often see increased volume on weekend evenings and Monday mornings. If your condition is non-urgent, consider weekday daytime hours when specialist and support staff are more readily available.
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 using historical volumes, current patient counts, and staffing. Actual wait times may vary.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.