The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an onsite physician from Friday evening into Saturday morning.
No physician will be on-site from 8 p.m. on Jan. 2, until 8 a.m. on Saturday Jan. 3, however nursing staff will remain on-site in the emergency department providing triage, assessments, and referrals for patients to alternate emergency departments in neighbouring communities, as needed.
Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency during these times. EMS will remain available to the community and will be re-routed to surrounding facilities, including Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.
