ER at Queens General in Liverpool closed this weekend

Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

UPDATED

By Rick Conrad

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital will be closed at 1:30 p.m. Friday for the whole weekend and reopen Monday at 8 a.m.

Earlier Thursday, Nova Scotia Health said the ER would be closed from Thursday morning (Feb. 1) and reopen Friday morning before closing again Friday afternoon for the whole weekend.

But in an advisory sent after 5 p.m., it amended the ER’s hours, saying it reopened at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Nova Scotia Health did not give a reason for the temporary closure. The emergency department at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater will remain open.

The ER at Queens General was closed for part or all of the day for 13 days in November, 15 in December and 15 in January. A Nova Scotia Health official told QCCR in January that staffing is the main reason.

The ER at Roseway Hospital in Shelburne is also open.

Patients of Queens Family Health can call for same-day appointments for certain conditions at 902-354-3322.

If you’re still waiting to be assigned a doctor or nurse practitioner, Nova Scotia Health says you can also access VirtualCareNS.

The Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line is also available any time by calling 1-888-429-8167.

For information on when emergency rooms are open, visit nshealth.ca/emergency-care.

Email: rickconradqccr@gmail.com