The emergency department at Sackville Memorial Hospital will be closed all weekend due to a shortage of nurses.

Horizon Health Network initially released a statement Friday night announcing a temporary closure for Saturday and has since extended the closure to include Sunday. The regional health authority asks that patients in need of urgent care seek medical attention at another hospital.

The emergency department is expected to reopen on Monday at 8 a.m.

Staffing shortages have led to extensive closures recently at the Sackville hospital.

Earlier this summer, Horizon announced the emergency department would be closed evenings and overnight on weekends. It was announced as a temporary measure but no end date was provided.

Last Tuesday, the emergency department was also closed from 7 p.m. to Wednesday at 8 a.m.