COLD LAKE – The Cold Lake Healthcare Centre Emergency Department will be temporarily without on-site physician coverage between 11 p.m. tonight (Feb. 25) until 7 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 26).
This is due to an ongoing inability to secure consistent physician coverage at the healthcare centre.
Nursing staff will remain on-site in the Emergency Department to provide triage, assessments, and referrals for patients to alternate Emergency Department sites in surrounding communities, according a statement released by Alberta Health Services.
Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency.
“EMS will remain available to the community and will be re-routed to surrounding healthcare centres to ensure local residents continue to have access to the emergency services they need,” continued AHS.
Residents are reminded to call Health Link at 811, which is available 24/7 for non-emergency health-related questions.
“This is a temporary measure and AHS is working hard to ensure local residents continue to have access to the care they need during this time,” added AHS.
