The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Live ED Wait Times
Always call 000 for life-threatening emergencies. Please do not avoid seeking care or treatment based on wait times.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital emergency department in Woodville South is part of the SA Health network. The current average wait time (arrival to assessment) is 44 minutes. The department is currently reporting a "Busy" wait status.
24-hour summary — average wait time
24h Peak
77
minutes
24h Low
23
minutes
Average
43
minutes
Trend
vs prior period
Average wait time — last 24h
| Time | Avg wait (min) |
|---|---|
| 03:45 | 23 |
| 04:00 | 23 |
| 04:15 | 29 |
| 04:30 | 29 |
| 04:45 | 30 |
| 05:00 | 30 |
| 05:15 | 30 |
| 05:30 | 32 |
| 05:45 | 42 |
| 06:00 | 42 |
| 06:15 | 55 |
| 06:30 | 55 |
| 06:45 | 59 |
| 07:00 | 59 |
| 07:15 | 59 |
| 07:30 | 51 |
| 07:45 | 49 |
| 08:00 | 49 |
| 08:15 | 49 |
| 08:30 | 47 |
| 08:45 | 56 |
| 09:00 | 56 |
| 09:15 | 67 |
| 09:30 | 67 |
| 09:45 | 51 |
| 10:00 | 51 |
| 10:15 | 51 |
| 10:30 | 55 |
| 10:45 | 55 |
| 11:00 | 55 |
| 11:15 | 48 |
| 11:30 | 39 |
| 11:45 | 39 |
| 12:00 | 46 |
| 12:15 | 46 |
| 12:30 | 51 |
| 12:45 | 51 |
| 13:00 | 41 |
| 13:15 | 41 |
| 13:30 | 41 |
| 13:45 | 37 |
| 14:00 | 37 |
| 14:15 | 37 |
| 14:30 | 28 |
| 14:45 | 28 |
| 15:00 | 27 |
| 15:15 | 27 |
| 15:30 | 24 |
| 15:45 | 24 |
| 16:00 | 31 |
| 16:15 | 31 |
| 16:30 | 31 |
| 16:45 | 31 |
| 17:00 | 31 |
| 17:15 | 31 |
| 17:30 | 35 |
| 17:45 | 35 |
| 18:00 | 35 |
| 18:15 | 33 |
| 18:30 | 33 |
| 18:45 | 39 |
| 19:00 | 39 |
| 19:15 | 27 |
| 19:30 | 27 |
| 19:45 | 60 |
| 20:00 | 60 |
| 20:15 | 41 |
| 20:30 | 41 |
| 20:45 | 41 |
| 21:00 | 32 |
| 21:15 | 32 |
| 21:30 | 24 |
| 21:45 | 24 |
| 22:00 | 33 |
| 22:15 | 27 |
| 22:30 | 27 |
| 22:45 | 43 |
| 23:00 | 43 |
| 23:15 | 69 |
| 23:30 | 69 |
| 23:45 | 69 |
| 00:00 | 57 |
| 00:15 | 57 |
| 00:30 | 77 |
| 00:45 | 70 |
| 01:00 | 70 |
| 01:15 | 53 |
| 01:30 | 53 |
| 01:45 | 53 |
| 02:00 | 45 |
| 02:15 | 45 |
| 02:30 | 45 |
| 02:45 | 45 |
| 03:00 | 39 |
| 03:15 | 39 |
| 03:30 | 44 |
Wait status history — last 24h
| Time | Status |
|---|---|
| 03:45 | Very Busy |
| 04:00 | Very Busy |
| 04:15 | Very Busy |
| 04:30 | Very Busy |
| 04:45 | Very Busy |
| 05:00 | Very Busy |
| 05:15 | Very Busy |
| 05:30 | Very Busy |
| 05:45 | Very Busy |
| 06:00 | Very Busy |
| 06:15 | Very Busy |
| 06:30 | Very Busy |
| 06:45 | Very Busy |
| 07:00 | Very Busy |
| 07:15 | Very Busy |
| 07:30 | Very Busy |
| 07:45 | Very Busy |
| 08:00 | Very Busy |
| 08:15 | Very Busy |
| 08:30 | Very Busy |
| 08:45 | Busy |
| 09:00 | Busy |
| 09:15 | Busy |
| 09:30 | Busy |
| 09:45 | Busy |
| 10:00 | Busy |
| 10:15 | Busy |
| 10:30 | Very Busy |
| 10:45 | Very Busy |
| 11:00 | Very Busy |
| 11:15 | Very Busy |
| 11:30 | Very Busy |
| 11:45 | Very Busy |
| 12:00 | Busy |
| 12:15 | Busy |
| 12:30 | Normal |
| 12:45 | Normal |
| 13:00 | Normal |
| 13:15 | Normal |
| 13:30 | Normal |
| 13:45 | Normal |
| 14:00 | Normal |
| 14:15 | Normal |
| 14:30 | Normal |
| 14:45 | Normal |
| 15:00 | Normal |
| 15:15 | Normal |
| 15:30 | Normal |
| 15:45 | Normal |
| 16:00 | Normal |
| 16:15 | Normal |
| 16:30 | Normal |
| 16:45 | Normal |
| 17:00 | Normal |
| 17:15 | Normal |
| 17:30 | Normal |
| 17:45 | Normal |
| 18:00 | Normal |
| 18:15 | Normal |
| 18:30 | Normal |
| 18:45 | Normal |
| 19:00 | Normal |
| 19:15 | Normal |
| 19:30 | Normal |
| 19:45 | Normal |
| 20:00 | Normal |
| 20:15 | Normal |
| 20:30 | Normal |
| 20:45 | Normal |
| 21:00 | Normal |
| 21:15 | Normal |
| 21:30 | Normal |
| 21:45 | Normal |
| 22:00 | Normal |
| 22:15 | Normal |
| 22:30 | Normal |
| 22:45 | Normal |
| 23:00 | Normal |
| 23:15 | Normal |
| 23:30 | Normal |
| 23:45 | Normal |
| 00:00 | Normal |
| 00:15 | Normal |
| 00:30 | Normal |
| 00:45 | Normal |
| 01:00 | Normal |
| 01:15 | Busy |
| 01:30 | Busy |
| 01:45 | Busy |
| 02:00 | Busy |
| 02:15 | Busy |
| 02:30 | Normal |
| 02:45 | Normal |
| 03:00 | Busy |
| 03:15 | Busy |
| 03:30 | Busy |
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