More temporary closures of Mission Hospital's emergency room

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Mission Memorial Hospital’s emergency department will be shut overnight this weekend and next, as well as several other dates.

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It’s the latest of many ER closures for the hospital in the past couple of years, with the most recent one five days ago.

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Fraser Health says the temporary disruptions are because of staff shortages.

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The ER will be closed at 5 p.m. on Saturday and will reopen on Sunday at 8 a.m. It will be closed again overnight Tuesday and Wednesday.

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It will be closed again next weekend on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as overnight on June 30. And again on the nights of July 3 and July 4.

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The situation should improve later this summer. Fraser Health says there are no more unstaffed physician shifts in July in the ER.

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The interruptions will begin at 5 p.m. each night to ensure patients already in the emergency department can be seen by a physician before they end their shift at 11 p.m., Fraser Health said in a news release Friday.

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Emergency-trained nurses will be available to support walk-in patients needing basic care, and to assist with redirection of care.

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Anyone with a life-threatening emergency, such as chest pain, difficulty breathing or severe bleeding, should call 911 so they can be taken to another hospital during these closures.

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Fraser Health says only the emergency department will be closed and all other services at Mission Memorial Hospital are available.

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