Mission hospital limits emergency room service overnight

Mission Memorial Hospital is implementing a “temporary service adaptation” in its emergency room overnight.

From Thursday evening until 8 a.m. Friday, the hospital’s ER will limit its services due to staffing challenges.

“During this time, emergency-trained nurses will continue to be on site and available to support walk-in patients needing basic first aid, assist with re-direction of care, and/or transfer patients with urgent needs to a neighbouring hospital,” the health authority said.

“Fraser Health has coordinated this service adaptation with B.C. Emergency Health Services to ensure patients requiring a high-level of care are directed or transferred to an appropriate hospital emergency service.”

Anyone with a life-threatening emergency is asked to call 911.

This is the latest disruption following a summer of problems at ERs across the province, including in Merritt and Oliver.