# EDWT — Live Emergency Department Wait Times

> Real-time wait times for emergency departments and urgent care centres across the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.

## Links

- Homepage: https://edwt.ca
- Map view: https://edwt.ca/map
- Analytics: https://edwt.ca/analytics
- Facilities API: https://edwt.ca/api/facilities
- Full LLM context: https://edwt.ca/llms-full.txt

## About

EDWT (edwt.ca) provides live, minute-by-minute wait time data for emergency departments (EDs) and urgent primary care centres (UPCCs) in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Data is sourced from the official edwaittimes.ca feed published by the BC health authorities and updated every 60 seconds.

The site helps residents make informed decisions about which facility to visit when they need emergency or urgent care, by showing current wait times, distance from the user's location, facility capacity (physicians on duty, patients in waiting room), and historical trends.

## Key Features

- Live wait times updated every 60 seconds from official BC health authority data
- GPS-based distance sorting to find the nearest facility
- Interactive map showing all facilities with colour-coded wait severity
- Historical wait time charts and analytics
- Works offline as a Progressive Web App (PWA)
- Covers Emergency Departments (24/7) and Urgent Primary Care Centres (UPCCs)

## Coverage Area

Lower Mainland, BC — including Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, New Westminster, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, and surrounding communities.