Brantford, ON · Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — 365 days a year. The Emergency Department Walk-in Entrance off Terrace Hill Street is always open. Main wing entrances (A, D, E) are open daily 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; after hours, access the hospital through the ED entrance.
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Brantford General Hospital's Emergency Department serves over 58,000 patients annually — including approximately 8,000 pediatric patients — from a catchment area of 120,000+ residents across Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. As the regional centre for emergency medicine, critical care, trauma, cardiac care, and mental health crisis response, this 299-bed acute care facility operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Patients requiring urgent or emergent care of any kind — from serious injury and cardiac events to mental health or addiction crises — should come to Brantford General's ED.
Parking is available in surface lots and a ground parking garage across the A-Wing, D-Wing, E-Wing, and Emergency Department areas. A ticket is issued on entry and must be paid at a pay station before exiting; pay stations accept cash or credit card, while exit gates accept credit card only. Non-emergency patients and visitors are encouraged to use the D-Wing parking garage and Lot F off Elizabeth Street. Note: Lot A is reserved for physicians, Lot B is for staff and ED patients only, and Lot C is for Dialysis, ED patients, Maternal-Child program patients, and staff only. The hospital is committed to barrier-free access throughout all parking and entry areas.
Brantford Transit serves Brantford General Hospital, with bus stops located in the immediate vicinity of the hospital on Terrace Hill Street. Security Services personnel can escort patients and visitors between the hospital and nearby bus stops upon request. Check current routes and schedules at brantford.ca.
No historical wait time data is currently available for this location. Generally, weekday mornings (before 11:00 a.m.) tend to be quieter at most hospital emergency departments. If your condition allows for flexibility, earlier in the day on weekdays is typically your best opportunity for a shorter wait.
No historical wait time data is currently available for this location. As a general rule, emergency departments across Canada are busiest on Monday mornings, weekend evenings, and during holidays when family doctors and walk-in clinics are closed. Avoid these times if your situation is not immediately life-threatening.
Emergency departments use triage — patients with more serious conditions are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Wait times are estimates based on Ontario 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.