The walk-in lab (blood) collections service at Strait Richmond Hospital in Evanston is unavailable for the remainder of today (May 11) due to staff illness.
Nova Scotia Health Authority wishes to advise the public that the emergency department at Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital will be closed due to a lack of physician coverage from 8 a.m. on Thursday through 8 a.m. on Friday.
The Emergency Department at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital will be closed on Friday, May 12, Saturday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 16. It reopens on Wednesday, May, 17 at 7 a.m.
The Emergency Department at the Glace Bay Hospital will be closed on Thursday, May 11 at 3 p.m.; reopening on Saturday, May 13 at 7 a.m. It will also be closed on Sunday, May 14 at 6 a.m.; reopening on Monday, May 15 at 7 a.m.
Exposure to measles has been confirmed at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside. This was following investigation of a single confirmed measles case, in which the person had been present at the facility.
The walk-in blood collection (lab) service at Sacred Heart Community Health Centre in Cheticamp will be out of service today, Friday, May 5 and Monday, May 8 due to the unavailability of staff.
