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Several SBGHC emergency departments temporarily closing

The Chesley Hospital's emergency department will be closed until Thursday morning due to staffing shortages.

The ER is closed for 24 hours for July 11 and 12, reopening on the July 13 at 7 a.m.

The closure is one of several affecting South Bruce Grey Health Centre facilities this week, as they encounter very little flexibility with staff in the summer months.

The Durham Hospital will close it's ER overnight Wednesday, July 12; Thursday, July 13; and Friday, July 14. Each closure will commence at 5 p.m. and reopen the following day at 7 a.m.

The Walkerton emergency department will also close overnight Friday, July 14 at 5 p.m. and reopen on Saturday, July 15 at 7 a.m.

Ambulance bypass will divert patients to the nearest open ED.

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