The Nova Scotia Health Authority announced temporary closures at three local ERs.
The ER at the Guysborough Memorial Hospital will close Friday, Mar. 19 at 8 a.m. and reopen on Monday, Mar. 22 at 8 a.m.
The ER at the Strait Richmond Hospital will close Saturday, Mar. 20 at 7 p.m. and reopen on Sunday, Mar. 21 at 8 a.m. It will close again at 7 p.m. on March 21 and reopen at 8 a.m. the next day.
The ER at the Victoria County Memorial Hospital will close at 8 a.m. on March 19 and reopen at 8 a.m. on March 20. It will close again on March 20 at 4 p.m. and reopen at 8 a.m. on March 22.
The closures are due to a lack of physician coverage.