Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without physician coverage for large portions of the weekend.
Alberta Health Services says there will be no physician on site from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, and from 7 p.m. Sunday until 8 a.m. Monday.
AHS says nursing staff will be on-site in the emergency department during the closure, doing urgent triage and 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.