Hudson’s Hope Health Centre ‘temporarily closed’ again

HUDSON’S HOPE, B.C. — The emergency department at Hudson’s Hope Health Centre is closed for the third time this month. 

According to the Northern Health Emergency Department status page, the department closed at 11 a.m. and will now reopen on Monday, April 13th at 8.30 a.m. 

The department was previously closed from February 24th to 27th and on March 6th, March 10th, March 13th, March 20th, March 23rd, March 27th, March 30th, March 31st, April 1st and April 2nd.    

Northern Health, in a written statement to Energeticcity.ca, said: “As with all recent interruptions to the weekday, daytime emergency department services at Hudson’s Hope Health Centre – the cause is staffing challenges.” 

During normal working hours, the centre is open from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

On the weekends and outside of normal working hours, residents in need of emergency care are urged by the health authority to call 911 to connect to BC Emergency Health Services for transport to the nearest available hospital.    

This comes after Travous Quibell, Hudson’s Hope mayor, and British Columbia Rural Health Network’s (BCRHN) executive director, Paul Adams, raised concerns about the multiple closures at the Hudson’s Hope Health Centre.