Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital

Best Times to Visit

Quieter times: We have no wait history for this hospital yet. Ontario does not publish live emergency department wait times for it, so any number you see for Cortellucci Vaughan anywhere, ours included, is an estimate. In general, emergency volumes are lowest on weekday mornings between about 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. If your problem is not an emergency, a family doctor or a walk-in clinic will almost always be faster.

Busier times: We have no wait history for this hospital yet. Emergency departments across Ontario are typically busiest on Monday mornings, on weekend afternoons and evenings, and through respiratory season from late autumn into early spring. Cortellucci Vaughan is one of the busiest emergency departments in the country, so expect those peaks to be pronounced. If your condition is not urgent and you can choose when to go, avoiding those windows helps.

About Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital

The Magna Emergency Department at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and at roughly 127,000 visits a year it is one of the busiest emergency departments in Canada. The hospital opened in 2021 as the second site of Mackenzie Health, alongside Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital: 1.2 million square feet, 350 beds with room to expand to 550, 21 private critical care beds, and about 80 per cent single-occupancy acute care rooms. It sits at the northwest corner of Jane Street and Major Mackenzie Drive, just north of Canada's Wonderland. Inpatient pediatrics, obstetrics and inpatient mental health for Mackenzie Health are based here rather than in Richmond Hill, as is the Sorbara District Stroke Centre for York Region. The Emergency Department is on level 1 on the west side of the building.

Services & Specialties

24/7 Emergency Department (the Magna Emergency Department), Sorbara District Stroke Centre for York Region, Critical care, 21 private critical care beds, Surgical services, including minimally invasive surgery, Diagnostic imaging, more than 24,000 exams a year, Obstetrics and birthing, Pediatrics, Inpatient mental health, Specialized ambulatory clinics, On-site retail pharmacy.

Amenities

• Wi-Fi available for purchase for patients and visitors
• On-site retail pharmacy, a 12,000 square foot pharmacy using robotic dispensing
• Retail food vendors on site
• Bedside tablets with television and entertainment packages
• Spiritual care support for patients and families
• 24-hour building access through the Main Entrance on the south side

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Tips Before You Go

• The Magna Emergency Department is on level 1 on the west side of the building. Park in the Parkade or Lot 6 on the west side rather than at the Main Entrance on the south side, which is a long walk from the ED.
• Drop-off zones have a strict 10-minute maximum and security enforces it. If someone is staying with you, have them park properly; at $5 per half hour the $22.75 day pass is cheaper than about two and a half hours of paying by the half hour, and ED visits routinely run longer than that.
• Coming by bus, use the pedestrian underpass from Major Mackenzie West Terminal rather than crossing Major Mackenzie Drive at grade.
• This is the Mackenzie Health site for inpatient pediatrics, obstetrics and inpatient mental health. If your child may need admission, or you are in labour, come here rather than to Richmond Hill.
• Cortellucci Vaughan is the Sorbara District Stroke Centre for York Region. If you suspect a stroke, call 911 rather than driving in. Paramedics can alert the stroke team before you arrive, which nobody can do for you from the waiting room.

What to Bring

• Ontario health card (OHIP)
• Government-issued photo ID
• Your medications in their original containers
• A written list of your known allergies
• Emergency contact numbers
• Any recent test results, referral letters or relevant medical records
• A phone charger or battery pack
• Water, a snack and a warm layer, because waits at a department this size run long

Parking

Visitor parking is in the parking structure and lots on the west side of the hospital: the Parkade, plus Lot 2, Lot 4 and Lot 6. Rates are $5 per half hour, $10 for 31 to 59 minutes and $15 for one to one and a half hours, with a daily maximum of $17.75 and a 24-hour day pass at $22.75. Pay stations are at the level 1 patient entrance vestibule, the Emergency entrance, level 1 of the Parkade, level 0 Parklink, Lot 2, and in Lots 4 and 6. Accessible spaces are in Lot 6, the Parkade, Lot 4 and at the Emergency Department entrance, and need a valid Ministry of Transportation permit. Drop-off areas are in front of the Main Entrance on the south side and on the west side near the building, with a 10-minute maximum that security enforces. The Parking Office is in the parking structure on the west side, open Monday to Friday 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., reachable at (905) 417-2000 ext. 5099.

Getting There

Major Mackenzie West Terminal is directly across Major Mackenzie Drive from the hospital, and a pedestrian underpass runs beneath the road so you do not have to cross it. YRT routes 4 and 6 Major Mackenzie, 20 Jane, 165 Weston, 320 Jane Express and 360 Vaughan Mills / Wonderland all serve the terminal, which has 12 platforms. By car the hospital is reachable from Highway 400, Highway 407 and Highway 401.

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.

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