Emergency department in Liverpool closed Friday

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed Friday. (Communications Nova Scotia)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is closed Friday.

Nova Scotia Health issued a notice Thursday night that the ER would be closed temporarily until Mon., March 17 at 8 a.m. It gave no reason for the closure.

On Feb. 27, the department announced new “expanded and consistent” hours for the Liverpool ER. It would be open 24 hours a day from Mondays at 8 a.m. until Fridays at 1:30 p.m. and closed on weekends.

Leslie Oliver, the executive director of community and rural health in the western zone for Nova Scotia Health, told QCCR at the time that the new hours would provide patients with reliability.

“We don’t have any plans of going back to an inconsistent coverage schedule.”

Virtual urgent care is still available at the hospital from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.

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