Island Health says no emergency rooms on northern Vancouver Island will permanently shutter as an ongoing staffing crisis continues to force temporary closures in small communities.
The overnight closure of the Alert Bay ER is being extended another two weeks due to a lack of nurses, Island Health announced last week.
The nightly closures of the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre emergency room were originally scheduled until Aug. 16, but now the ER will continue to be shuttered daily between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. until Aug. 31.
Alert Bay residents fear the closures might become permanent.
