Sackville hospital ER to close Christmas, New Year's Day
CBC News | Posted: December 20, 2022 8:44 PM | Last Updated: December 20, 2022
Patients requiring medical care on those days will have to go to another hospital.
A shortage of doctors has forced the temporary closure of the Sackville Memorial Hospital emergency room over several days this holiday season.
The ER will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, Horizon Health said Tuesday.
In a statement posted to its website, Horizon Health said patients requiring medical care on those days will have to go to another hospital in New Brunswick or "by another health-care provider."
Horizon said the ER will be open between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. AT all other days through the holidays.
CBC News has contacted Horizon to see if any other closures at the authority's hospitals are planned.