Emergency departments at hospitals on northern Vancouver Island are once again closing due to limited staffing availability this weekend.
Port McNeill Hospital's emergency department will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and Port Hardy Hospital's will be closed from 7 p.m. on Saturday to 7 a.m. on Sunday, according to a statement from Island Health.
The upcoming closures mark the second time in the last four weeks that both hospitals have faced emergency room closures on the same weekend. The two hospitals, located about a 30-minute drive from one another, are each other's primary diversion locations when an emergency room is closed. "Island Health and BC Emergency Health Services have protocols in place to ensure patients are transported to the appropriate site."
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