Open 24 hours. We can't estimate the wait here; comparable ERs run 2h 16m – 6h 26m.
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Quieter times: No historical wait-time data is currently available for this facility. As a general rule, mid-morning on weekdays (Tuesday through Thursday) tends to be quieter at rural ERs. If your condition is not life-threatening, arriving during daytime hours when full diagnostic services are most readily accessible may be beneficial.
Busier times: No historical data is available to identify specific peak periods. Like most emergency departments, evenings, weekends, and holidays typically see increased patient volumes. If your situation is not an emergency, consider calling ahead at (807) 887-3026 or exploring whether telehealth or outpatient programs meet your needs.
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Open on ERstat →Nipigon District Memorial Hospital is a 37-bed, Level C facility located at 125 Hogan Rd in Nipigon, Ontario, serving residents of Nipigon, Beardmore, Red Rock, Dorion, MacDiarmid, and surrounding First Nations communities. The Emergency Department operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing diagnostic and treatment services for acute life-threatening injuries and severe illnesses, including emergency labour and delivery and a Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program. As a rural regional hospital, it offers a broad scope of care — including telehealth specialist consultations via the Ontario Telehealth Network — so patients in the catchment area can access specialist support without travelling long distances.
24/7 Emergency Department, Emergency labour and delivery, Cardiac care including telemetry, Cardiac rehabilitation and stress testing, Inpatient acute care (15 acute care beds), Long-term care (15 beds), Chronic care including short-stay respite, Palliative care, Medical day care, Laboratory and diagnostic services, Diagnostic radiography, Ultrasound, Pulmonary function testing, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Dietitian services, Diabetes outreach services, Foot care clinic, Cancer care (Regional Cancer Program partnership), Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program, Ontario Telehealth Network (OTN) specialist video consultations, GLA:D program (osteoarthritis education and exercise), Healthy Lifestyles program, Meals on Wheels, Respite care.
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On-site parking is available for patients and visitors at 125 Hogan Rd. The facility is fully wheelchair accessible. Specific parking fees were not confirmed — contact the hospital at (807) 887-3026 for current details.
Nipigon is a small rural community with no identified public transit routes serving the hospital. Most patients arrive by personal vehicle or pre-arranged transportation. The hospital is located on Hogan Rd near 1st St in Nipigon.
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.
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