No overnight staffing Friday or Saturday at Western Hospital ER

The emergency room at Western Hospital in Alberton, P.E.I., shall be closed in a single day Friday and Saturday as a consequence of a scarcity of staffing. 

Well being P.E.I. made the announcement Friday afternoon in a written launch. 

The collaborative emergency centre on the hospital shall be closed from 8 p.m. to  8 a.m. each days.

Closures on the Alberton hospital’s ER as a consequence of staffing shortages aren’t unusual.

Anybody with emergency medical wants outdoors of those hours ought to name 911 or search emergency companies when:

• Experiencing discomfort or tightness within the chest.
• Experiencing uncommon shortness of breath.                           
• Experiencing stomach ache.
• Experiencing extended and chronic headache or dizziness.
• An harm could require stitches or contain a damaged bone.
• A baby has extended diarrhea or vomiting.
• A child below six months of age has a fever of 38 C (100.4 F) or increased.

In case you have well being considerations or want rapid well being data, name 811 to talk to an skilled registered nurse for recommendation on the most effective plan of action, the discharge advises.