Cornwall Community Hospital

Best Times to Visit

Quieter times: No historical wait time data is currently available for this location. Generally, mid-morning on weekdays (Tuesday through Thursday) tends to be less busy at most community ERs. If your condition is non-life-threatening, arriving earlier in the day rather than evening may reduce your wait.

Busier times: No historical wait data is available for this location. As with most ERs, evenings, weekends, and holidays typically see higher patient volumes. Monday mornings can also be busy as patients who delayed care over the weekend arrive. If your situation is urgent but not life-threatening, checking real-time wait estimates before heading in can help.

About Cornwall Community Hospital

Cornwall Community Hospital's Emergency Department at 840 McConnell Ave is a 24/7 acute care ER serving Cornwall, Akwesasne, and the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties. The department handles over 52,000 visits annually, staffed by physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals who treat life-threatening injuries and severe illness using a triage-based ASAP nurse system. As a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa, CCH offers bilingual (English/French) emergency care backed by a full range of inpatient and surgical services.

Services & Specialties

24/7 Emergency Department, Triage-based ASAP nurse system, General surgery, Internal medicine, Anaesthesia, Gynaecology, Endoscopy, Dentistry, Assault and Sexual Abuse Program (24/7 on-call via ED), Mental health crisis line and Mobile Crisis Team, Early psychosis intervention and treatment, Diabetes support programs (Type 1, Type 2, Gestational, Prediabetes), Bilingual services (English and French), Diagnostic and therapeutic imaging.

Amenities

• On-site parking
• Wheelchair accessible facility
• Restrooms
• Air conditioning
• Bilingual services (English/French)

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Tips Before You Go

• When you arrive at triage, ask specifically for an ASAP nurse — this is CCH's system for rapid initial assessment and can help speed up your care pathway.
• Bring your valid OHIP card and a government-issued photo ID with your current address; without your OHIP card, you may be billed for services.
• CCH serves a large bilingual community — if French is your preferred language, staff can assist you in French throughout your visit.
• If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, you can access the Mobile Crisis Team or Crisis Line through the Emergency Department rather than waiting in the general queue.
• Parking payment is made inside the hospital building, not at a machine in the lot — note this before you leave your vehicle so you're not caught off guard on the way out.

What to Bring

• Valid OHIP health card
• Government-issued photo ID with current address
• Current phone number
• List of all current medications and dosages
• List of known allergies
• Out-of-province health insurance information (if applicable)
• Credit card or debit card for any non-OHIP fees
• Any relevant medical records or specialist letters if available

Parking

On-site parking is available for patients and visitors at 840 McConnell Ave. The facility is wheelchair accessible. Parking fees help fund critical medical equipment and unfunded hospital costs; payment is made inside the building. Contact the hospital at (613) 938-4240 for current rates.

Getting There

Cornwall Transit serves the McConnell Ave area with conventional bus routes and a Community Bus Service designed for seniors and persons with disabilities but open to all riders. The Community Bus operates on a fixed, fully accessible low-floor route that includes hospitals and medical centres. Handi-Transit paratransit service is also available for eligible passengers.

Frequently Asked Questions

About ER Wait Times

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. 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.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.