Continued Municipal Water Loss Impacts Services at St. Alban’s Clinics

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public that due to a continued water outage in St. Alban’s to repair a waterline break, there will be a temporary closure of Bay d’Espoir Medical Clinic, including virtual urgent care services, and the St. Alban’s Community Health Centre. The town is currently working to resolve this issue; however, there is no timeline for repairs and restoration of services.

Services at both clinics will resume once the repairs have been completed.

Residents requiring emergency services are advised to call 911.

Other Information: NL Health Services’ Health Hub is available to ALL residents of Central Newfoundland who have non-emergent medical issues and do not have a family physician. Health Hub clinics are open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours of operation are dependent on physician

availability. To reach the Health Hub, please call the Gander Medical Clinic at 709-381-0112 or 709-381-0338 or the Killick Clinic in Grand Falls-Windsor at 709-292-8404. Patients should expect increased wait times for in-person and virtual appointments at Health Hub sites.

811 HealthLine is available 24/7 to provide:

• medical advice (including virtual nurse practitioner appointments which can usually be accommodated within three days);

• health information; and

• support in a mental health crisis

For more information, please visit: https://www.811healthline.ca/.

NL Health Services thanks the public for their cooperation during this time and apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

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