Liverpool ER to be closed Friday and Saturday

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed on Friday and Saturday.

The ER will close Friday at 5 a.m. and reopen Sunday at 8 a.m. It will then close again at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday until Monday at 8 a.m.

The emergency department at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater will be open.

Nova Scotia Health says that people with urgent medical needs should call 911. 

Through the week, patients of Queens Family Health can use the same-day clinic there for new and emerging conditions by calling 902-354-3322.

A drop-in primary care clinic will be at the Liverpool hospital next Sat., April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.