The emergency department at the Sackville Memorial Hospital will be closed for three days over the holidays.
Horizon announced on Tuesday that due to a shortage of physician coverage the emergency department would remain closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, this Saturday and Sunday, and also on New Years Day, Sunday January 1, 2023.
The Sackville ER has already been operating on limited hours, only opening to new patients for eight hours per day, from 8am to 4pm, seven days a week.
The Horizon Health Network says all patients requiring emergency medical care during the closure will need to be treated at another hospital, and all ambulances will be diverted to other hospitals.
Anyone experiencing a medical emergency can still call 911, or visit the next closest emergency department in Moncton or Amherst.
