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Service Statuses

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

Strait Richmond Hospital emergency department will close at 10 p.m. on Friday, March 27 and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 30. 

Advisory
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

Strait Richmond Hospital emergency department will be open daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. from Monday, March 30 to Saturday, April 4. 

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

Guysborough Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will be temporarily closed from 7 a.m. on Monday, March 30 until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

Virtual urgent care onsite hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Hours are subject to change.

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department will be temporarily closed from 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 until 8 a.m. on Monday, March 30.

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
(Middleton, NS)

Emergency Department

Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department will be closed from Thursday, March 26 at 12 p.m. (noon) until Monday, March 30 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 when the emergency department is closed. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon), beginning Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, March 29.

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

The emergency department at Eastern Memorial Hospital is temporarily closed and will reopen Thursday, April 2 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

North Cumberland Health Care Centre's Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Pugwash is temporarily closed and will reopen Wednesday, April 14 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. 

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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