The Durham Emergency Department will be closed Wednesday, July 5th at 5 p.m. due to insufficient staffing.
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre says the department will reopen on Thursday, July 6th at 7 a.m.
The Chesley Emergency Department will be closed on Thursday, July 6th at 5 p.m. and will reopen on Monday, July 10th at 7 a.m. (24-hour closure on Friday, July 7th).
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. For non-urgent health care needs, Health Connect Ontario is available 24/7 for non-emergency health-related questions by calling
811.
The closest 24-hour Emergency Departments to the Durham hospital are:
Hanover (20 km)
Mount Forest (25 km)
Walkerton (28 km)
Markdale (28 km)
Owen Sound (46 km)
The closest 24-hour 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)