Reduced hours at La Crete Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre this week

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Operating hours have temporarily changed for the La Crete Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre due to a physician shortage in the community.

The reduced hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from October 18 – 22, 2021. The normal hours are usually 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Nurses will stay on site until 9 p.m. each night, providing triage and assessments, and if necessary , referrals to the St. Therese General Hospital in Fort Vermilion, 45 kilometres away.

Patients are still asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency.

Regular hours will return on October 23, 2021 at 10 a.m.

-Erika Rolling, Trending 55 Newsroom