Island Health is warning residents of multiple closures at the Chemainus Health Care Centre (CHCC) and Cormorant Island Community Health Centre in August due to a staff shortage.
The health authority says the emergency department at the Cormorant Island centre will be closed overnight, from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., from Aug. 2 to 16.
Anyone who lives on the island, located off the north end of Vancouver Island, who has a medical emergency during this time is asked to call 911.
The health authority says it has a plan in place with BC Emergency Health Services to transport people to alternate sites if a medical emergency occurs during this two-week period.
