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Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital (SMGH) is a full-service, accredited community hospital located at 395 Carrie St in Strathroy, Ontario, serving approximately 35,000 residents in one of Ontario's fastest-growing townships. The Emergency Department is staffed 24/7 by family physicians and emergentologists, handling roughly 28,000 visits per year across a broad range of urgent and emergent conditions. Patients requiring advanced tertiary care are transferred to London, approximately 40 km east, making SMGH the first point of emergency care for Strathroy and surrounding Middlesex County communities.
Visitor and patient parking is available in multiple lots accessible from Carrie Street entrances. Pay & Display parking is available specifically for Emergency Department patients. The South Lot serves general patients and visitors; an overflow lot accommodates staff, patients, and visitors; and a daytime lot is located west of Caradoc Street. Parking passes (cash or debit only) can be purchased at the kiosk or the parking office in the front entrance vestibule. Frequent visitors can purchase an HPASS preloaded discount card valid for 5, 10, or 30 days. Accessible permit holders are generally required to pay for parking unless otherwise communicated. Parking areas are monitored by SMGH security.
Strathroy is a smaller community approximately 30 minutes west of London via Highway 402. No specific public transit routes to SMGH are confirmed. Patients travelling from out of town should contact the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc or local transit services directly for current route information.
No specific historical wait time data is available for this location. Generally, community hospital ERs tend to be less busy on weekday mornings between 6:00 am and 10:00 am. If your condition is non-life-threatening, arriving earlier in the day on a weekday may result in shorter waits.
ERs across Ontario typically see their highest volumes on weekday evenings (5:00 pm–10:00 pm) when physician offices close, as well as on weekends and holidays. Flu season (December through February) also tends to increase ED volumes at community hospitals like SMGH.
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.