An online tool is giving patients a look at wait times in Saskatoon emergency rooms.
The Saskatoon Health Region recently launched real-time data on its website, showing estimated wait times at Royal University Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital and City Hospital.
“We have been working closely with the Region’s Information Technology staff for over a year to get it just right,” Dr. James Stempien, head of emergency medicine, said in a media release.
The site automatically updates every 15 minutes and a link to the site sits at the top of every Saskatoon Health Region webpage.
“The wait times page is intended to give patients and family a sense of what to expect when they arrive in emergency,” Stempien said. “As the webpage explains, the wait time shown is just an estimate and could change in a moment if a number of patients were to arrive in a short time frame or a major trauma arrives that requires immediate attention.”
Patients with the most urgent needs will be seen first, and anyone who believes they are having a medical emergency is asked to call 911, the health region said.
