The Emergency Department of the Enfant-Jésus RHSJ† Hospital in Caraquet will operate at reduced capacity tonight – [Revised version]

Vitalité Health Network, Friday, December 9, 2022 – Vitalité Health Network wishes to inform the population of the Acadian Peninsula that the Emergency Department of the Enfant-Jésus RHSJ† Hospital in Caraquet will operate at reduced capacity during the following period:

From Friday, December 9, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., to Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.

This temporary measure is due to an unforeseen shortage of nursing staff in this facility.

The Emergency Department of the hospital will remain open for people who require urgent and critical care. People who still come to the emergency department for non-urgent reasons will be referred to another hospital or asked to return the next day if their condition permits.

Ambulances destined for this hospital will be redirected to another hospital facility during this period. 

The Network thanks the public for their valuable cooperation.