Emergency Department

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Service Statuses

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed at 7 a.m. Wednesday, September 9 and is closed Thursday, sept. 10 and Friday, Sept. 11.

Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Wednesday, September 9 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Disruption
(Middleton, NS)

Emergency Department

Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed Thursday, September 10 and re-opens Friday, September 11 at 7:30 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. from Mon. to Sat. and on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

Strait Richmond Hospital emergency department will be closed from 10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9 until 8 a.m. on Sunday, September 13. 

Virtual urgent care is available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11. Hours are subject to change. 

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

Guysborough Memorial Hospital emergency department will be closed from 7 a.m. on Thursday, September 10 until 8 a.m. on Friday, September 11.

Virtual urgent care is available onsite daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital emergency department in Lunenburg is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) from Tuesday, September 8 to Friday, September 11 and closed all day on Saturday, September 12.

Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Disruption

Emergency Department

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

Virtual Urgent Care is available daily from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

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