Emergency Department at Health Centre in Whitbourne closed all next week

The emergency department at the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne will be closed all next week.

The closure will commence Monday, July 18 at 8:00 a.m. and last until Monday, July 25 at 8:00 a.m. due to what Eastern Health describes as human resource challenges.

During that time anyone with a medical emergency who requires an ambulance should call 911 and those who feel they have a serious or urgent medical problem should proceed to the nearest open emergency department in Carbonear, Placentia or St. John’s.