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Further service changes could occur in the coming weeks. (File photo)
Photo : Radio-Canada / Nicolas Fage
Posted yesterday at 6:11 p.m. EDT
The lack of nurses and doctors is forcing the CISSS de la Côte-Nord to reduce services at the mother-child centre and pediatrics at the Sept-Îles Hospital, as well as the Forestville emergency room during the month of July.
From July 6 to 15, deliveries will be possible at the Sept-Îles Hospital, but the nursery and pediatric intensive care services will be reduced.
Newborns and children requiring private monitoring will be transferred to another hospital. Women with a high-risk pregnancy will be medically assessed and transferred if necessary.
Pediatrics will also be closed from July 6 to 9.
No newborn or child from outside the region will be admitted to the Sept-Îles Hospital.
Forestville emergency room without doctor
On certain days between July 5 and 14, Forestville emergency services will also be disrupted.
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The emergency room is located near the CLSC in Forestville. (Archive photo)
Photo: Radio-Canada / Benoît Jobin
The institution invites users to consult the opening hours on the website of the CISSS or by telephone at 418 587-2212, ext. 0, before going there.
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On July 5, 12 and 14, the emergency room will be closed for 24-hour periods, starting at 8 a.m., and on July 10, it will also be closed from 6 p.m., until the following day.
Photo: CISSS of the North Shore
During these periods of discovery, the CISSS invites the population who needs to consult a doctor to go to the nearest emergency room, either in Baie-Comeau or Les Escoumins. Ambulance services will remain available to respond to emergencies.
Further service changes may occur in the coming weeks.
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