There are more interruptions in emergency and urgent care at several health centres.
The U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence will see the closure of its emergency room and services for the next week—from 8 a.m. today until 8 a.m. next Monday, July 17.
Meanwhile, emergency services at the Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island will be unavailable from 8 p.m. this evening until 8 a.m. tomorrow morning.
There is an update to the hours that urgent care is available at the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne. NL Health Services says urgent care will be available this week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday. There’s also a limited number of same-day appointments available by phone or walk-in, but on a first-come, first-served basis.
Officials say the moves are all due to staff shortages.