Northern Health announces overnight ER diversion at Fort St. John Hospital
Northern Health has announced another overnight closure of the Fort St. John Hospital’s emergency department.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Northern Health has announced another overnight closure of the Fort St. John Hospital’s emergency department.
The department will be closed from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7th, to 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 8th.
The health authority posted news of the diversion to Facebook and cited ‘challenges with physician coverage’ as the reason for the closure.
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This is the second closure of the emergency department this week and the third overall since the start of August.
Residents requiring life-threatening medical attention are encouraged to call 9-1-1 to get transportation to the nearest available medical facility.
Those requiring non-urgent medical attention are encouraged to call the Northern Health Virtual Clinic between the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. for a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
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