The South Bruce Grey Health Centre will be reducing hours at one of their local emergency departments this weekend.
In a release, SBGHC will be cutting hours this Saturday, July 9th and Sunday, July 10th, at the Chesley Hospital. The release states that the reduction in hours is "due to a number of unexpected staff absences." The Chesley ER this weekend will be closed from 5 p.m. until 7 a.m. the following day. The release notes that "all efforts to find staffing for the Emergency Department have been undertaken without success."
The closest Emergency Departments to the Chesley Hospital are:
Hanover (19km) Walkerton (25km) Durham (36km) Southampton (42km) Markdale (44km) Owen Sound (46km) Kincardine (60km) Mount Forest (60km) Palmerston (60km)
The release ends by saying "We appreciate the patience and understanding of the community as we continue to experience significant staffing pressures. This is a temporary measure, and we regret that this step has to be taken. SBGHC had identified that there was a risk of a future, time-limited reduction in service when the Chesley Emergency Department was reopened last month if the health human resource (HHR) situation deteriorated further."
