To no one's surprise, there will be a swath of local emergency department closures during the holiday break.
St. Marys Memorial Hospital will experience an ED closure on Sunday, December 24. The Emergency Department will close at 5 p.m. It will remain closed all day on Monday, December 25. It will finally reopen on Tuesday, December 26 at 7 a.m. at which point regular hours of operation will resume.
Additionally, The Durham Emergency Department will be closed on Sunday, December 24 at 5:00 p.m., reopening on Monday, December 25 at 7:00 a.m. It will close again Saturday, December 30 at 5:00 p.m., reopening on Sunday, December 31 at 7:00 a.m. It will close once more on Tuesday, January 2 at 5:00 p.m., reopening on Wednesday, January 3 at 7:00 a.m.
The Chesley Emergency Department will also be closed all day on Tuesday, January 2. It will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 1, reopening at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3.
Ambulance by-pass has been undertaken to divert patients to the nearest open ED.
Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 911 to be taken to the nearest Emergency Department.
