The emergency department in Pincher Creek will be temporarily closed over the Canada Day long weekend due to staffing shortages, Alberta Health Services announced Friday.
In a tweet on Friday afternoon, AHS said the Pincher Creek Health Centre emergency department will be closed starting from 8 a.m. on Saturday to 8 a.m. on Monday because of a lack of physician coverage.
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Residents are asked to call 9-1-1 for emergencies or 8-1-1 for non-emergency health questions, the tweet said.
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