Emergency Department

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Service Statuses

Disruption
(Guysborough Co., NS)

Emergency Department

The Guysborough Memorial Hospital emergency department will be temporarily closed from Saturday, June 6 from 6 p.m. and will reopen on Sunday, June 7 at 7 a.m.

Virtual Care will also be unavailable during this time.

Disruption
(Windsor, NS)

Emergency Department

The Hants Community Hospital emergency department in Windsor is temporarily closed and will reopen on Sunday, June 7 at 8 a.m.

Virtual urgent care is available from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. during this closure.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (closing at noon) daily from Saturday, June 6 to Friday, June 12.

Virtual Urgent Care is available from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, even when the emergency department is closed.

Disruption

Emergency Department

Digby General Hospital emergency department is closed from 4 p.m. Sunday, June 7 until Tuesday, June 9 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is available from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, even when the emergency department is closed.

Disruption
(Glace Bay, NS)

Emergency Department

The Glace Bay Hospital emergency department is closed on Monday, June 8 and will reopen at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9. 

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

Disruption
(Shelburne, NS)

Emergency Department

Roseway Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, June 8 at 8 a.m.

Virtual Urgent Care is available from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, even when the emergency department is closed.

Disruption
(Evanston, NS)

Emergency Department

The Strait Richmond Hospital emergency department will be closed from 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 until 8 a.m. on Monday, June 8. 

Disruption

Emergency Department

Eastern Memorial Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, June 8 at 12 p.m. 

Virtual urgent care is available onsite Thursday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 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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