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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.

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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 2 patients waiting.

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

19

highest count

24h Low

1

lowest count

Average

8

patients / hour

Trend

falling

vs prior period

Patients waiting — last 24h

avg 8
Cairns Hospital patients waiting trend over the last 24 hours, sourced from QLD Health.
Cairns Hospital hourly patients waiting in ED
TimePatients waiting
21:156
21:302
21:453
22:003
22:155
22:306
22:455
23:014
23:154
23:303
23:454
00:013
00:153
00:307
00:456
01:017
01:158
01:3011
01:4510
02:0111
02:159
02:307
02:457
02:457
03:0012
03:1513
03:3012
03:459
04:016
04:156
04:306
04:4511
05:0113
05:1515
05:305
05:457
06:005
06:159
06:3012
06:4512
07:0110
07:1510
07:3011
07:4511
08:0112
08:1512
08:3112
08:4514
09:0115
09:1517
09:3017
09:4519
10:0117
10:1516
10:3017
10:4513
11:0117
11:1513
11:3015
11:4516
12:0214
12:1516
12:3015
12:4515
13:0112
13:1512
13:3011
13:459
15:027
15:159
15:307
15:4510
16:026
16:156
16:307
16:455
17:016
17:152
17:303
17:453
18:024
18:156
18:305
18:453
19:012
19:152
19:302
19:452
20:012
20:151
20:311
20:451
21:012

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)
21:15615
21:30216
21:45316
22:00314
22:15514
22:30614
22:45516
23:01425
23:15425
23:30321
23:45423
00:01325
00:15313
00:30712
00:45610
01:01710
01:15811
01:301111
01:451011
02:011111
02:15911
02:30712
02:45710
02:45710
03:00129
03:151313
03:301213
03:45916
04:01617
04:15620
04:30620
04:451116
05:011316
05:151514
05:30514
05:45713
06:00510
06:15910
06:301210
06:451213
07:011013
07:151012
07:301110
07:451113
08:011213
08:151214
08:311214
08:451422
09:011522
09:151725
09:301723
09:451925
10:011728
10:151627
10:301716
10:451320
11:011720
11:151324
11:301523
11:451618
12:021418
12:151621
12:301528
12:451528
13:011224
13:151246
13:301160
13:45959
15:02755
15:15934
15:30746
15:451037
16:02615
16:15637
16:30726
16:45532
17:01626
17:15226
17:30326
17:45326
18:02421
18:15621
18:30514
18:45313
19:01219
19:15214
19:30219
19:45219
20:01223
20:15127
20:3110
20:4510
21:0120

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Care options near Cairns City

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Alternative services

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