A&E waiting times at every public hospital

A&E waiting times at every public hospital

The Hospital Authority publishes how long patients are waiting at each of its 18 accident and emergency departments, refreshed every 15 minutes. This page lists them all, shortest wait first; the map beside it shows each hospital with its wait, nearest first once you allow location.

Hospital Authority figures, published 15/9/2026 9:15PM (Hong Kong time), shortest semi-urgent wait first. Anyone in a critical or emergency condition is seen at once regardless of these times — if it is an emergency, call 999.

What the categories mean

• Category 1 – critical and category 2 – emergency: treated immediately or within about 15 minutes; not shown as a queue because there is none.
• Category 3 – urgent: the target is treatment within 30 minutes for 90% of patients. The "typical" figure is the median wait right now.
• Categories 4 and 5 – semi-urgent and non-urgent: the bulk of attendances and the queue that varies most by hospital and hour. "Longest 1 in 20" is the 95th percentile — the wait a few unlucky patients see.

Choosing a hospital

Waits move hour by hour: the same hospital can be the shortest at 3 pm and the longest at 9 pm. The map beside this list places every A&E with its current wait and, once you allow location, orders them by distance — a 20-minute longer wait at a hospital 5 minutes away usually beats the reverse. Private hospitals are not in the feed.

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