Due to more staffing challenges, another local hospital emergency department will temporarily close.
The Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest will close its emergency department overnight on Thursday, July 20 at 7 p.m. It will re-open on Friday, July 21 at 7 a.m.
Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency. Emergency Medical Services will remain available to the community and will be re-routed to surrounding hospitals.
The closest Emergency Departments to Louise Marshall Hospital are:
· Palmerston – Palmerston & District Hospital (20 minutes)
· South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Durham (23 minutes)
· Listowel – Listowel Memorial Hospital (32 minutes)
· Hanover – Hanover and District Hospital (33 minutes)
· South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Walkerton (37 minutes)
· Fergus – Groves Memorial Community Hospital (37 minutes)
· Wingham – Wingham and District Hospital (42 minutes)