The emergency department at Port Hardy Hospital will be closed until 7 a.m. Monday, Island Health announced Saturday afternoon.
The closure began at 7 a.m. Sunday and will continue through the night, despite the facility's nominally always-open schedule.
"Anyone experiencing a medical emergency should call 911 or, if possible, proceed to Port McNeill Hospital emergency department," the health authority said in a statement.
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