Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital will be reducing the hours of their Emergency Room for the next five days.
Starting on Saturday, August 21 the ER will be closing daily at 1:00 p.m., normal hours of operation will resume on August 26.
Through that period the ER will open at its normal time of 7:30 a.m.
Nova Scotia Health says the change in schedule is a result of physician unavailability.
Anyone requiring emergency medical care during the closure is asked to call 911, or for non-emergency medical concerns, you can call 811 to speak with a registered nurse.