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Orange Health Service Live ED Wait Times

Orange · Western NSW Local Health District

Real-time patient counts for Orange Health Service's emergency department, sourced from NSW Health and refreshed every 15 minutes.

3 waiting

Updated just now

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Orange Health Service in Orange has 3 patients currently waiting for treatment, based on the latest data from NSW Health (updated just now). It serves the Western NSW Local Health District. You can contact the hospital directly at 02 6369 3000.

Address

1502 Forest Road, Orange, NSW 2800

Phone

02 6369 3000

Local Health District

Western NSW Local Health District

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24-hour summary — waiting patients

24h Peak

11

highest count

24h Low

0

lowest count

Average

4

patients / hour

Trend

falling

vs prior period

In the last 24 hours, patient waiting counts at Orange Health Service have ranged from a low of 0 to a peak of 11, averaging around 4. The trend is declining. Against a reported capacity of 18 beds, the current load remains within available capacity.

Wait count — last 24h

18 bed capacity
Orange Health Service ED wait count trend over the last 24 hours, sourced from NSW Health.
Orange Health Service hourly emergency department wait count
TimePatients waitingBed capacity
12:45718
13:00718
13:15718
13:30718
13:45818
14:00818
14:15618
14:30518
14:45918
15:00818
15:15618
15:30718
15:45118
16:00118
16:15118
16:30018
16:45118
17:00118
17:15418
17:30418
17:45618
18:00618
18:15618
18:30618
18:45818
19:00818
19:15818
19:30718
19:45718
20:00718
20:15618
20:30718
20:451018
21:001018
21:151018
21:301018
21:451118
22:001018
22:151018
22:30918
22:45818
23:00818
23:15518
23:30518
23:45518
00:00518
00:15418
00:30418
00:45418
01:00418
01:15618
01:30618
01:45318
02:00318
02:15418
02:30318
02:45418
03:00418
03:15518
03:30518
03:45318
04:00318
04:15218
04:30218
04:45118
05:00118
05:15218
05:30218
05:45118
06:00118
06:15118
06:30118
06:45118
07:01018
07:15118
07:30118
07:45118
08:00218
08:15318
08:30218
08:45018
09:00018
09:15118
09:30018
09:45118
10:00218
10:15118
10:30118
10:45218
11:00218
11:15018
11:30118
11:45418
12:00318
12:15418
12:30318

ED occupancy — last 24h

100% capacity
Orange Health Service ED occupancy rate over the last 24 hours, calculated as patients waiting divided by 18-bed capacity.
Orange Health Service hourly emergency department occupancy (% of 18 beds)
TimeOccupancy (%)
12:4539%
13:0039%
13:1539%
13:3039%
13:4544%
14:0044%
14:1533%
14:3028%
14:4550%
15:0044%
15:1533%
15:3039%
15:456%
16:006%
16:156%
16:300%
16:456%
17:006%
17:1522%
17:3022%
17:4533%
18:0033%
18:1533%
18:3033%
18:4544%
19:0044%
19:1544%
19:3039%
19:4539%
20:0039%
20:1533%
20:3039%
20:4556%
21:0056%
21:1556%
21:3056%
21:4561%
22:0056%
22:1556%
22:3050%
22:4544%
23:0044%
23:1528%
23:3028%
23:4528%
00:0028%
00:1522%
00:3022%
00:4522%
01:0022%
01:1533%
01:3033%
01:4517%
02:0017%
02:1522%
02:3017%
02:4522%
03:0022%
03:1528%
03:3028%
03:4517%
04:0017%
04:1511%
04:3011%
04:456%
05:006%
05:1511%
05:3011%
05:456%
06:006%
06:156%
06:306%
06:456%
07:010%
07:156%
07:306%
07:456%
08:0011%
08:1517%
08:3011%
08:450%
09:000%
09:156%
09:300%
09:456%
10:0011%
10:156%
10:306%
10:4511%
11:0011%
11:150%
11:306%
11:4522%
12:0017%
12:1522%
12:3017%

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Wait times compared to nearby EDs — last 24h

Comparison of ED wait counts over the last 24 hours between Orange Health Service and nearby emergency departments.

Understanding this data

What does the patient count at Orange Health Service mean?
The number displayed represents how many patients are currently registered and waiting for treatment in Orange Health Service's emergency department. It is not a direct measure of how long you will wait — staffing levels, case complexity, and time of day all influence actual wait times, which operates within the Western NSW Local Health District. Orange Health Service has a reported capacity of 18 beds, so the ratio of waiting patients to available beds provides additional context.
How frequently does Orange Health Service's ED data change?
This page refreshes Orange Health Service's emergency department figures every hour. NSW Health publishes updates roughly every 15 minutes at NSW Health, so there may be a short lag between their figures and what appears here.
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