The South Bruce Grey Health Centre has temporarily reduced service at the Durham Hospital Emergency Department due to staff shortages.
It will see the department closed overnight this Saturday, June 24th closing at 5pm and re-opening the next morning at 7 am.
It will then happen again the following Thursday, June 29th through Sunday, July 2nd closing at 5pm and reopening the next morning at 7 am.
Following that every weekend in July will see the department closed overnight 5pm to 7 am the next morning. The dates and times are:
- Saturday, June 24 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, June 25)
- Thursday, June 29 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Friday, June 30)
- Friday, June 30 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 1)
- Saturday, July 1 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 2)
- Sunday, July 2 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 3)
- Saturday, July 8 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 9)
- Sunday, July 9 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 10)
- Saturday, July 15 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 16)
- Sunday, July 16 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 17)
- Saturday, July 22 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 23)
- Sunday, July 23 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 24)
- Saturday, July 29 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 30)
- Sunday, July 30 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 31)
Paramedics will remain available to the community during the closure and will re-route to the nearest available Emergency Department.
