The Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department will not have a physician on-site for 24 hours twice in one week, with the first 24 hour period starting Tuesday morning.
According to Alberta Health Services, the disruption will start at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19th and is expected to end at 7 a.m. Wednesday, December 20th, the department will again be without physician coverage from 7 a.m. on Thursday, December 21st until 7 a.m. on Friday, December 22nd.
However, the provincial health authority will cancel the disruption if sufficient coverage is found.
Nursing staff will remain on-site to provide triage and assessments. EMS calls will be re-routed to surrounding facilities, including the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.
AHS also reminds residents they can contact 8-1-1 anytime about non-emergency health questions.