The Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department will not have a physician on-site for 24 hours in the first week of January, with the first 24-hour period starting Tuesday morning.
According to Alberta Health Services, the disruption will start at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd and is expected to end at 7 a.m. Wednesday, January 3rd. The department will again be without physician coverage from 7 a.m. Friday, January 5th until 7 a.m. Saturday, January 6th.
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 rerouted to surrounding facilities, including the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.