(SACKVILLE) Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 - Due to a shortage of nurses, the Emergency Department at Horizon's Sackville Memorial Hospital(SMH) will be temporarily closed all day Sunday, August 15th.

The Emergency Department will re-open Monday, August 16, at 8 a.m.

Regular 24-hour emergency services will resume Monday at 8 a.m. until Friday at 4 p.m. The Emergency Department will not be seeing patients and clients during temporary closures and ambulances will be diverted to other hospitals.

All patients and clients requiring urgent medical care will need to seek treatment at another hospital.

As always, patients experiencing a medical emergency should call 911.

Patients can call Tele-Care 811 if they have any questions about the type of medical attention they require.

Horizon is committed to ensuring safe and quality care for our patients and clients, and we apologize for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause.

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For more information contact:

Kris McDavid
Media Relations
1-877-499-1899
media@horizonnb.ca
news.horizonnb.ca