Live SA ED & Emergency Department Wait Times

All Adelaide metropolitan public hospitals that report to the SA Health emergency department dashboard are included. This covers the five major metro EDs: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Modbury Hospital, and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

SA Health publishes a qualitative status indicator for each emergency department. 'Normal' means the ED is operating within expected capacity. 'Busy' indicates higher than usual patient volumes or longer waits. 'Very Busy' signals significant delays and the ED is under considerable pressure. These are set by SA Health based on real-time operational data.

The average wait time shown is the mean time (in minutes) that patients are currently waiting to be seen in each emergency department. This is published by SA Health and reflects the current state of the ED, not a historical average.

Unlike some other states (e.g. WA and NSW), SA Health does not publish the number of patients currently waiting or being treated in each emergency department. Only wait times and a qualitative status indicator (Normal / Busy / Very Busy) are made available.

This page refreshes every 15 minutes. The underlying SA Health data updates periodically throughout the day. For the most current data, visit the SA Health emergency department dashboard directly.

No. Always call 000 for life-threatening emergencies. This data is for general awareness only and should not be used to decide whether to seek emergency care.

The average wait time is a mean across all patients currently waiting at that hospital. Your actual wait depends on your triage category, the complexity of cases ahead of you, staffing levels, and time of day. Higher-priority patients are always seen first under the Australasian Triage Scale.