Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without physician coverage for 24 hours starting Christmas Eve.
According to Alberta Health Services the interruption will start at 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 24th to 8 a.m., Monday, December 25th. According to the provincial health authority 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.
Residents are being reminded 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.