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Healthcare

More disruptions for Beaverlodge ED

Nov 3, 2023 | 5:28 PM

Alberta Health Services has announced more disruptions because of a lack of physician coverage in the emergency department at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital.

AHS says there will be no doctor on site until 8 p.m. Friday, November 3, from 8 a.m. Saturday, November 4 until 8 a.m. Sunday, November 5 and from 7 p.m. Sunday, November 5 until 8 a.m. Monday, November 6.

Nurses will still be there for assessments and referrals.

People can still call 911 during an emergency. Paramedics will be rerouted to the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.

For non-emergency help, Health Link is available at 811 24 hours a day, seven days a week.