There will be no emergency department service available at a hospital off the northern end of Vancouver Island this weekend.
On Friday, Island Health said the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre emergency room in Port Alice would be closed on March 4, 5 and 6 due to a staff shortage.
Reducing the service hours to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. was intended to improve consistency, following repeated overnight closures because of staff shortages. "Island Health acknowledges this is not an ideal situation for the community and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience experienced this temporary service interruption," said the health authority in a release Friday." were underway to help manage the staff shortages at hospitals across the North Island.
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