The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an on-site physician for 12 hours, on Friday evening.
AHS says from 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 26 to 8 a.m., Saturday, June 27 the ED will be without an onsite physician.
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.
