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Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital Live ED Wait Times

Sydney · South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Real-time patient counts for Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital's emergency department, sourced from NSW Health and refreshed every 15 minutes.

1 waiting

Updated just now

Always call 000 for life-threatening emergencies. Please do not avoid seeking care or treatment based on wait times.

As of just now, according to NSW Health ED wait time reporting, Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital in Sydney has 1 patient currently waiting for treatment. This hospital is, part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. You can contact the hospital directly at 02 9382 7111.

Address

8 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2001

Local Health District

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

24-hour summary — waiting patients

24h Peak

9

highest count

24h Low

0

lowest count

Average

3

patients / hour

Trend

falling

vs prior period

Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital's emergency department has recorded wait counts between 0 and 9 over the past 24 hours, averaging 3 patients. Current demand is decreasing. Against a reported capacity of 10 beds, the current load remains within available capacity.

Wait count — last 24h

10 bed capacity
Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital ED wait count trend over the last 24 hours, sourced from NSW Health.
Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital hourly emergency department wait count
TimePatients waitingBed capacity
23:45410
00:01310
00:15410
00:30410
00:45810
01:00810
01:15710
01:30810
01:45810
02:00910
02:15710
02:30810
02:45710
03:00710
03:15510
03:30610
03:45910
04:00910
04:15810
04:30910
04:45910
05:00910
05:15910
05:30910
05:45610
06:00710
06:15510
06:30510
06:45210
07:00110
07:15010
07:30110
07:45310
08:00310
08:15510
08:30410
08:45210
09:00310
09:15210
09:30210
09:45110
10:00110
10:15010
10:30010
10:45210
11:00210
11:15110
11:30110
11:45110
12:00110
12:15110
12:30210
12:45110
13:00210
13:15210
13:30210
13:45110
14:00010
14:15010
14:30010
14:45010
15:00010
15:15010
15:30010
15:45010
16:00010
16:15010
16:30010
16:45010
17:00010
17:15010
17:30010
17:45010
18:00010
18:15010
18:30010
18:45010
19:00010
19:15010
19:30010
19:45010
20:00010
20:15010
20:30010
20:45010
21:00010
21:15010
21:30010
21:45010
22:00110
22:15210
22:30210
22:45110
23:00110
23:15110
23:30110

ED occupancy — last 24h

100% capacity
Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital ED occupancy rate over the last 24 hours, calculated as patients waiting divided by 10-bed capacity.
Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital hourly emergency department occupancy (% of 10 beds)
TimeOccupancy (%)
23:4540%
00:0130%
00:1540%
00:3040%
00:4580%
01:0080%
01:1570%
01:3080%
01:4580%
02:0090%
02:1570%
02:3080%
02:4570%
03:0070%
03:1550%
03:3060%
03:4590%
04:0090%
04:1580%
04:3090%
04:4590%
05:0090%
05:1590%
05:3090%
05:4560%
06:0070%
06:1550%
06:3050%
06:4520%
07:0010%
07:150%
07:3010%
07:4530%
08:0030%
08:1550%
08:3040%
08:4520%
09:0030%
09:1520%
09:3020%
09:4510%
10:0010%
10:150%
10:300%
10:4520%
11:0020%
11:1510%
11:3010%
11:4510%
12:0010%
12:1510%
12:3020%
12:4510%
13:0020%
13:1520%
13:3020%
13:4510%
14:000%
14:150%
14:300%
14:450%
15:000%
15:150%
15:300%
15:450%
16:000%
16:150%
16:300%
16:450%
17:000%
17:150%
17:300%
17:450%
18:000%
18:150%
18:300%
18:450%
19:000%
19:150%
19:300%
19:450%
20:000%
20:150%
20:300%
20:450%
21:000%
21:150%
21:300%
21:450%
22:0010%
22:1520%
22:3020%
22:4510%
23:0010%
23:1510%
23:3010%

Wait times compared to nearby EDs — last 24h

Comparison of ED wait counts over the last 24 hours between Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital and nearby emergency departments.

Understanding this data

What does the patient count at Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital mean?
The number displayed represents how many patients are currently registered and waiting for treatment in Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital'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 South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital has a reported capacity of 10 beds, so the ratio of waiting patients to available beds provides additional context.
How frequently does Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital's ED data change?
This page refreshes Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital'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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