Temporary Reduction in Hours at HPHA Emergency Departments

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Temporary Reduction in Hours at HPHA Emergency Departments
As a result of ongoing and unavoidable health human resource shortages, two of the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance’s (HPHA) Emergency Departments will be temporarily reducing their hours as follows:

St. Marys Memorial Hospital

  • Friday, July 22, 2022 – The Emergency Department will close at 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, July 23, 2022 – The Emergency Department will open at 7 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.
  • Regular hours of operation (24/7) will resume on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 7 a.m.

Seaforth Community Hospital

  • Friday, July 22, 2022 – The Emergency Department will close at 5 p.m.
  • Regular hours of operation (24/7) will resume on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 7 a.m.

Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 9-1-1. Paramedics will remain available to the community and will re-route to the nearest available Emergency Department to ensure local residents continue to have access to the emergency services they need.

For non-urgent health care, call Health Connect Ontario at 811, which is available 24/7 for non-emergency health related questions. If you have a family doctor, you can also inquire about any same-day appointments or after-hours clinics.

St. Marys Memorial Hospital - the closest Emergency Departments are:

  • Stratford - HPHA – Stratford General Hospital
  • London – LHSC – University Hospital or Victoria Hospital
  • Ingersoll – Alexandra Hospital

Seaforth Community Hospital - the closest Emergency Departments are:

  • Goderich – Alexandra Marine & General Hospital
  • Exeter – South Huron Hospital
  • Stratford – HPHA– Stratford General Hospital