Perth Hospital Emergency Department To Close For Week Due To Covid 19 Outbreak

The hospital says it has “no choice” after the outbreak placed “another burden on the fragile state of our staff”.
The hospital issued a statement saying Perth’s emergency department would close at 7am on Saturday and remain closed until Thursday.
They say the department will then gradually reopen as staffing levels stabilize and will then be open from 7am to 7pm
The hospital says the remaining staff will move to the Smiths Falls emergency department to support the expected increase in patients during the closure.
They say the Smiths Falls Emergency Department is still open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and advises people to call 911 in case of an emergency.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 1, 2022.