Officials with the Nova Scotia Health Authority say the emergency department at the Strait Richmond Hospitalin Evanston will close at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and re-open at 8 a.m. Thursday.
Meanwhile officials at St Anne Centre in Arichat say their emergency room will close at 7 p.m Tuesday and will re-open Wednesday at 7 a.m.
They say physician unavailability to cover the shift at Strait Richmond and nursing staff unavailability in Arichat is the reason for the closures.
You’re asked to go to another ER or call 911 with a medical emergency; you can call 811 for any non-urgent issues.