WAINWRIGHT – Patients and visitors to the Wainwright Health Centre are being asked to reserve the emergency department (ED) entrance for emergency patients only.
Starting July 3, most visitors to the hospital – including those coming for X-rays or lab tests – should use the main entrance, located at the south doors on 6 Ave.
Only those individuals needing the ED should enter the hospital through the ED entrance. During the overnight hours from 7:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., visitors must press the buzzer at the ED doors to speak to security to gain entrance.
Both entrances have identifying signage.
During the height of the pandemic, patients with X-ray and lab appointments were permitted to enter and register at the ED entrance; however, the site is making the change to direct all but emergency patients to the main entrance after experiencing unnecessary congestion in the ED area.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our current focus is on reducing emergency department wait-times, improving EMS response times, increasing access to surgeries, and improving patient flow.
