Temporary ED closure in Cold Lake overnight

The Cold Lake Healthcare Centre Emergency Department (ED) will be temporarily without on-site physician coverage overnight.

This will affect the hours from 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23 to 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 24.

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

“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.

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.