Important changes at the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital Emergency Room during the Holiday season

Vitalité Health Network, Thursday, December 21, 2023 – Vitalité Health Network is informing Kent residents of an important change at the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital Emergency Department during the Holiday season.

The service will be closed overnight for a week during the periods indicated below:

• Wednesday, December 27
from 7:30 p.m. to Thursday, December 28 at 7:30 am

• Thursday, December 28
from 7:30 p.m. to Friday, December 29 at 7:30 am

• Friday, December 29
from 7:30 p.m. to Saturday, December 30 at 7:30 am

• Saturday, December 30
from 7:30 p.m. to Sunday, December 31 at 7:30 am

• Sunday, December 31
from 7:30 p.m. to Monday, January 1 at 7:30 am

• Monday, January 1
from 7:30 p.m. to Tuesday, January 2 at 7:30 am

• Tuesday, January 2
from 7:30 p.m. to Wednesday,  January 3 at 7:30 am

This change is due to a critical shortage of nursing staff.

During this period, anyone who needs emergency medical care must go to another hospital. All ambulances will be rerouted to other hospitals. If you have a medical emergency, you must go to the ER of the nearest hospital or call 9-1-1.

The Network asks people whose health condition is not critical to make an appointment with their family doctor or nurse practitioner, consult their community pharmacist, go to a walk-in clinic, call Tele-Care (811) or go online to eVisitNB (www.evisitnb.ca).

The Network thanks the public for their kind cooperation.