Emergency Department

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Service Statuses

Disruption
(Musquodoboit Harbour, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital in Musquodoboit Harbour will be closed at 6 p.m. Friday, May 29 and will reopen at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 30.

Also, the department will be closed at 7 a.m. Sunday, May 31 and will reopen at 8 p.m.

Virtual urgent care is available from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. May 31.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed at 4 p.m. Friday, May 29 and re-opens Saturday, May 30 at 8 a.m.

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

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is closed at 3 p.m. Friday, May 29 and re-opens Saturday, May 30 at 8 a.m.

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

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

Guysborough Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed from 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 4 until 8 a.m. on Friday, June 5. 

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

Disruption
(Glace Bay, NS)

Emergency Department

Glace Bay Hospital emergency department is closed from 2 p.m. on Monday, June 1 until 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

The ED will open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 12 p.m. (noon) on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 and Monday, June 1. The ED will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 31 and closed all day on Tuesday, June 2. 

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

Disruption

Emergency Department

North Cumberland Health Care Centre's Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Pugwash is closed Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31. 

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

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed at 4 p.m. Friday, May 29 and re-opens Saturday, May 30 at 8 a.m. 

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

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Friday, June 5 at 12 p.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite 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. 

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

The emergency department at Strait Richmond Hospital is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, June 1 at 8 a.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29. 

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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