Another group of closures is ahead for the ER at Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. The Lunenburg hospital's emergency department will be closed from 5pm today to 7:30 Saturday morning. It will also be closed during the same hours on Saturday overnight, Sunday overnight and Monday overnight. Staffing shortages are blamed for the closings. PC health critic Chris d'Entremont of Argyle says the chronic closures of the Fishermen's ER and those less-often at Roseway in Shelburne are signals that health care dollars don't have priorities.
South Shore Health reminds anyone in the Lunenburg area needing emergency services during the Fishermen's closures to call 911 or visit the South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater. Those with non-emergencies should contact their family doctor, go to the nearest clinic or call Health Link 811 for medical advice.
