Emergency Department

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Service Statuses

Disruption
(Musquodoboit Harbour, NS)

Emergency Department

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital's emergency department in Musquodoboit Harbour will close today (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. and will reopen tomorrow at 7 a.m.

Virtual urgent care will not be available during this closure.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 a.m. 

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

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31.

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

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Saturday, August 1.

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

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Strait Richmond Hospital is temporarily closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 until 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3.

Virtual urgent care will be available onsite from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31. Hours subject to change. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Eastern Memorial Hospital in Canso is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, Aug. 10 at 12 p.m. (noon).

Virtual urgent care is available Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.; Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 and Thursday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Hours subject to change. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

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

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

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