Kings County ER closed for 2nd time this month

Emergency will reopen at its regular time Tuesday

Image | Montague ER

Caption: There is a shortage of doctors to work in the department. (Brian Higgins/CBC)

The emergency department at Kings County Memorial Hospital is closed for the second time this month.
There is a shortage of doctors to work in the department, prompting the temporary closure.
The ER will reopen Tuesday at its regular time, 8 a.m.
This closure makes it the fifth time since mid-April that the emergency department was closed.
Anyone with urgent medical needs is encouraged to call 911 or go to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown.

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