Alberton hospital ER to close 2 nights this weekend
CBC News | Posted: July 24, 2020 7:49 PM | Last Updated: July 24, 2020
Lack of registered nurses means no ER at Western Hospital
For the second time this month, the Collaborative Emergency Centre at Western Hospital in Alberton will be closed because of a "temporary lack of registered nurse coverage," a Health PEI news release said.
The closure will be in effect July 24 and 25 from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
People with medical needs developing during those evenings are being told to call 811 to speak to a registered nurse or 911 for emergency situations.
Those situations would include symptoms like unusual shortness of breath, tightness in the chest or abdominal pain; a need to have stitches or care for broken bones; or severe fever, diarrhea or vomiting in young children.
The Alberton Collaborative Emergency Centre last ran into a shortage of nurses on Canada Day.
The next nearest emergency department is in Summerside, about 65 kilometres away.