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Service Statuses

Disruption

Emergency Department

The Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed from 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 until 8 a.m. Thursday, April 16. 

Virtual Urgent Care is unavailable during this closure. 

Disruption
(Windsor, NS)

Emergency Department

The Hants Community Hospital emergency department in Windsor will close at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 and reopen at 7 a.m. Thursday, April 16.

Virtual urgent care is unavailable during this closure.

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed from 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 until Thursday, April 16 at 8 a.m.

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

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed from 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16 and re-opens Friday, April 17 at 8 a.m. 

Virtual Urgent Care is open daily, Mon. to Sun. 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 open 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) daily from Tuesday, April 14 to Thursday, April 16.

Virtual Urgent Care is open daily, Mon. to Sun. 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 will be closed from 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 until 8 a.m. on Monday, April 20. 

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Guysborough Memorial Hospital will be temporarily closed on:

  • Wednesday, April 15 at 11 p.m. and will reopen Thursday, April 16 at 7 a.m.
  • Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. and will reopen Friday, April 17 at 7 a.m.

Virtual urgent care will be unavailable during these closures.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Thursday, April 23 at 12 p.m. (noon).

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