UPDATE: Alberta Health Services says it has found physician coverage for 7 a.m. Sunday through 7 a.m. Monday. The emergency department will still be without a doctor until then.
Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department will again be without physician coverage from 7 a.m. on Saturday October 14th, to 7 a.m. on Monday, October 16th.
According to Alberta Health Services, nursing staff will be on-site in the emergency department during the closure, doing urgent triage, assessments, and providing referrals to other emergency departments in the region. All EMS calls are being rerouted to the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, 42 kilometres away.
The provincial health authority is also reminding residents that some services can be provided by their local pharmacies and to call Health Link at 8-1-1 anytime with all non-emergency medical questions.