Cold Lake emergency room with no physicians tonight

There is no physician coverage at the Cold Lake emergency room tonight.

With no on-site coverage, the ED at the Cold Lake hospital will be disrupted overnight from 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 to 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. 

“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. If coverage is found, this disruption may be cancelled,” AHS said in a press release. 

Nursing staff will remain on-site in the ED providing triage and assessments, and referrals for patients to alternate emergency rooms in nearby communities as needed.

“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. 

 “Residents are reminded to call Health Link at 811, which is available 24/7 for non-emergency health-related questions.”