Although the emergency department remains open Vitlaite is asking those who do not require urgent care to see their family doctor or nurse practitioner or visit a walk-in clinic. 

Coronavirus infection control measures remain in place at the Halifax emergency department as non-virus-related visits increase.

As of Friday morning, the Campbellton Regional Hospital will partially reopen certain services.

Starting May 11, parents and children will have the option to speak to a pediatric emergency room physician by video to discuss the child’s condition amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Police allege a patient assaulted one of two hospital staff treating him in the emergency room on Feb. 25.

The United Conservative government said the expansion would include space for six ambulance bays, 66 treatment spaces, and two X-ray suites.

Patients at emergency departments and urgent care centres around Winnipeg are experiencing longer-than-usual wait times over the holiday season.

The hospital's ICU will be closed from Dec. 20 to Jan. 6 according to a spokesperson for The McGill University Hospital Centre (MUHC).

Ross Memorial Hospital says five patients were transported to other health-care facilities as a result of flooding in its emergency department on Wednesday.

Interior Health says the reason for the temporary closure is due to temporary limited staffing availability.