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Cairns Hospital Live ED Wait Times

Cairns City · Emergency Departments

Real-time patient counts and median wait times for Cairns Hospital's emergency department, sourced from QLD Health and refreshed every 15-30 minutes.

11min10

Updated just now

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

Cairns Hospital emergency department in Cairns City is part of the Emergency Departments health service. There are currently 10 patients waiting. The median wait time for all patients is 11 minutes.

Address

165-171 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Cairns City, 4870

Health Service

Emergency Departments

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24-hour summary — patients waiting

24h Peak

15

highest count

24h Low

0

lowest count

Average

6

patients / hour

Trend

rising

vs prior period

Patients waiting — last 24h

avg 6
Cairns Hospital patients waiting trend over the last 24 hours, sourced from QLD Health.
Cairns Hospital hourly patients waiting in ED
TimePatients waiting
09:154
09:305
09:453
10:003
10:156
10:303
10:458
11:006
11:158
11:309
11:453
12:004
12:155
12:307
12:459
13:0010
13:155
13:305
13:451
15:002
15:152
15:305
15:455
16:003
16:153
16:302
16:452
17:001
17:150
17:301
17:451
18:005
18:156
18:306
18:454
19:002
19:153
19:303
19:451
20:001
20:152
20:302
20:452
21:004
21:155
21:305
21:452
22:001
22:150
22:302
22:455
23:003
23:152
23:302
23:455
00:004
00:156
00:306
00:455
01:003
01:154
01:308
01:455
02:004
02:155
02:307
02:459
03:0013
03:1511
03:309
03:4510
04:0110
04:1510
04:307
04:456
05:007
05:1512
05:3013
05:458
06:008
06:1511
06:3012
06:4512
07:0015
07:1513
07:308
07:459
08:008
08:159
08:3010
08:459
09:0010

Patients waiting vs median wait — last 24h

patientsmedian wait
Cairns Hospital patients waiting and median wait time over the last 24 hours, sourced from QLD Health.
Cairns Hospital hourly patients waiting and median wait time
TimePatients waitingMedian wait (min)
09:15410
09:30510
09:45310
10:00310
10:15612
10:30314
10:45814
11:00611
11:15812
11:3098
11:45315
12:00416
12:15516
12:30719
12:45919
13:001021
13:15514
13:30511
13:45111
15:00214
15:15214
15:3050
15:4557
16:0037
16:1537
16:3028
16:4528
17:00110
17:15010
17:30114
17:4510
18:0050
18:1560
18:30616
18:45413
19:00215
19:15315
19:30315
19:45113
20:0019
20:1529
20:30212
20:4520
21:0040
21:1550
21:3050
21:4528
22:00112
22:15012
22:30211
22:4559
23:0039
23:15212
23:30212
23:45511
00:00410
00:15611
00:30611
00:45510
01:0038
01:1548
01:3088
01:4558
02:0048
02:1558
02:3078
02:45910
03:00139
03:151110
03:30911
03:451011
04:011013
04:151015
04:30716
04:45611
05:00712
05:151215
05:301312
05:45812
06:00814
06:151114
06:301215
06:451216
07:001516
07:151316
07:30816
07:45916
08:00815
08:15915
08:301012
08:45912
09:001011

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