Alberta Health Services has extended the temporary change in hours of service at Grimshaw/Berwyn and District Health Centre Emergency Department, due to a lack of registered nursing staff and an inability to secure temporary (locum) coverage.
The Emergency Department will continue to be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and closed overnight, from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. until November 30.
AHS says this will allow existing staff to provide consistent service for 12 hours each day, during the times when the majority of emergency department and outpatient visits occur.
EMS will be re-routed to alternate healthcare sites, such as Peace River, Fairview, Manning, McLennan and Spirit River.
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
