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Service Statuses

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 and re-opens Wednesday, March 11 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (Mon.-Sun.), even when the emergency dept. is closed. 

 

Disruption
(Musquodoboit Harbour, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital in Musquodoboit Harbour will be closed at 6 p.m. Monday, March 9 and will reopen at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 10.

Virtual Urgent Care is unavailable during this closure.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed at 12 p.m. (noon) on Tuesday March 10, and re-opens Friday, March 13 at 7:30 a.m. 

Virtual Urgent Care is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (Mon.-Sun.), even when the emergency dept. is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m.

Virtual urgent care is available every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when the emergency department is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

North Cumberland Health Care Centre's Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Pugwash is temporarily closed and will reopen Tuesday, March 10 at 8 a.m. 

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

Disruption
(Glace Bay, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Glace Bay Hospital will close at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 11 and reopen at 7 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 16. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Strait Richmond Hospital is temporarily closed and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10.

Disruption
(Middleton, NS)

Emergency Department

Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed Monday, March 9 and will reopen on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 a.m.

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

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed until 12 p.m. on Friday, March 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
(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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