Update: Onsite physician coverage found for Hinton Healthcare Centre emergency department

HINTON - On-site physician coverage has been found for the remainder of the previously announced temporary service advisory at the Hinton Healthcare Centre emergency department (ED).

On-site physician coverage has been secured for the following time periods:

• 11 p.m. Thursday, July 2 – 7 a.m. Friday, July 3
• 11 p.m. Sunday, July 5 – 7 a.m. Monday, July 6

This temporary service advisory is now cancelled.

Alberta Health Services provides acute care services for more than five million Albertans at hospitals, urgent care centres and health centres across the province. Our mission is to provide excellent and accessible patient-focused healthcare for all Albertans. Our current focus is on reducing emergency department wait times, increasing access to surgeries and improving patient flow.