Nova Scotia ER Closures — Currently Closed ERs

28 emergency departments tracked · Last updated Aug 1, 4:30 a.m.

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Closures and reopenings appear within minutes of declaration. Source: Nova Scotia Health.

Cobequid Community Health Centre — Closed

Lower Sackville, NS

Closed — opens at 07:00

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Guysborough Memorial Hospital — Closed

Guysborough, NS

Guysborough Memorial Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 7 a.m.

Expected to reopen: Aug 1, 7:00 a.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital — Closed

Musquodoboit Harbour, NS

Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital Emergency Department in Musquodoboit is temporarily closed and will reopen on Saturday, August 1, at 7 a.m. Virtual urgent care will not be available during this closure.

Expected to reopen: Aug 1, 7:00 a.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

North Cumberland Memorial Hospital — Closed

Pugwash, NS

Closed — opens at 08:00

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Roseway Hospital — Closed

Shelburne, NS

Roseway Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Tuesday, August 4 at 8 a.m. Virtual urgent care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when emergency department is closed.

Expected to reopen: Aug 4, 8:00 a.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

All Saints Springhill Hospital — Closed

Springhill, NS

The All Saints Springhill Hospital Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) is temporarily closed. Virtual urgent care will be available onsite from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. even when the CEC is closed.

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Colchester East Hants Health Centre — Closed

Truro, NS

Closed — opens at 08:00

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Hants Community Hospital — Closed

Windsor, NS

Closed — opens at 08:00

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Digby General Hospital — Closed

Digby, NS

Digby General Hospital emergency department is temporarily closed and will reopen on Sunday, August 2 at 8 a.m. Virtual urgent care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when emergency department is closed.

Expected to reopen: Aug 2, 8:00 a.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Glace Bay Healthcare Facility — Closed

Glace Bay, NS

Closed — opens Monday 07:00

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital — Closed

Inverness, NS

Closed — opens at 08:00

No estimated reopen time · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Soldiers Memorial Hospital — Closed

Middleton, NS

Soldiers Memorial Hospital emergency department is closed Saturday, August 1, and re-opens Monday, August 3 at 7:30 a.m. Virtual urgent care is open Mon-Sat from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., even when emergency department is closed. Reopening Mon, Aug 3, 7:30 a.m.

Expected to reopen: Aug 3, 7:30 a.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Eastern Memorial Hospital — Closed

Canso, NS

The emergency department at Eastern Memorial Hospital in Canso is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, Aug. 10 at 12 p.m. (noon). Virtual urgent care is available Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.; Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 and Thursday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Hours subject to change.

Expected to reopen: Aug 10, 12:00 p.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Strait Richmond Hospital — Closed

Cleveland, NS

The emergency department at Strait Richmond Hospital is temporarily closed and will reopen on Monday, August 3 at 8 a.m. Virtual urgent care will be available onsite from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31. Hours subject to change.

Expected to reopen: Aug 3, 8:00 a.m. · Source: Nova Scotia Health

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital — Reduced hours

Lunenburg, NS

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital emergency department is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) each day from Saturday, August 1 to Wednesday, August 5. Virtual urgent care is open every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., even when emergency department is closed.

Source: Nova Scotia Health

ER closed. See a doctor online instead? For non-emergencies, often under an hour, free for Nova Scotians. Cold, UTI, rash, prescriptions and more. See a doctor online

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About Nova Scotia closure data

Nova Scotia Health publishes a live temporary-closures feed that ERstat ingests automatically. When an emergency department closes or reopens, the change appears here within minutes. Nova Scotia is currently the only Canadian province publishing real-time closure data.

Publisher: Nova Scotia Health
Publishing method: Real-time API feed

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