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Service Statuses

Disruption

Emergency Department

North Cumberland Health Care Centre's Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Pugwash is closed Tuesday, Jan. 27 and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Virtual urgent care will be available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. even when the CEC is closed. 

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

The Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed Tuesday, January 27 and re-opens at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Virtual Urgent Care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed at 12 noon on Tuesday, January 27 and is closed Wednesday, January 28. It re-opens Thursday, January 29 at 7:30 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. 

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

Strait Richmond Hospital emergency department is closed until Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 8 a.m. 

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

Guysborough Memorial Hospital emergency department will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 8 a.m., reopening on Friday, Jan. 30 at 8 a.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours are subject to change. Patient registration ends 30 minutes before closing 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital emergency department will close at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30 and reopen at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13.

Virtual urgent care is available onsite Mon. and Tues., 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.; Wed., 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Thurs. to Sun., 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Hours subject to change. 

Advisory
(Middleton, NS)

Emergency Department

Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department is open each Saturday in January from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. 

Advisory
(Glace Bay, NS)

Emergency Department

Virtual urgent care is available in the emergency department at Glace Bay Hospital on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

The All Saints Springhill Hospital Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) is temporarily closed. 

Virtual urgent care will be available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. even when the CEC is closed. 

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