Island Health is warning residents of multiple closures at the Chemainus Health Care Centre (CHCC) and Cormorant Island Community Health Centre in August due to a staff shortage.
The health authority says the emergency department at the Cormorant Island centre will be closed overnight, from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., from Aug. 2 to 16.
Island Health warns residents not to attend the ER when it is closed "as this will delay your access to care." Generally, the CHCC is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. However, in May the health authority said it wasNow, throughout the month of August, the health-care centre's urgent care services will also be closed for six days, and 12 other days will see shortened operating hours.
The CHCC's laboratory and medical imaging services will continue to operate as usual during this time, according to Island Health.
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