Watrous Hospital once again subject to ER closure

The Town of Watrous and the Resort Village of Manitou Beach continue to use their Facebook sites to post closure notices for the Watrous Hospital’s emergency department. 

The SHA has issued a statement that the emergency service in Watrous is once again closed, the time from 4:00 pm to midnight on July 22. Patients are advised to reroute to Royal University Hospital or the Humboldt Hospital. 

The announcement comes amid repeated concerns by the opposition NDP about the lack of rural hospital supports, particularly in Watrous, which has seen numerous ER closures over the past months.