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Local emergency department changing summer hours due to staffing issues

A local hospital emergency department is adjusting its hours due to staffing challenges.

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre says in a release that due to ongoing staffing issues, the Durham Hospital will be adjusting its hours this summer.

The emergency department in Durham will close at 5 p.m. until the following day at 7 a.m. on a majority of weekends this summer, starting on Saturday, June 24 through the end of July.

The closest 24-hour Emergency Departments to the Durham hospital are:

Hanover (20 km)

Mount Forest (25 km)

Markdale (28 km)

Walkerton (28 km)

Owen Sound (46 km)

The emergency department at the Durham Hospital will be closed overnight, from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., on the following dates:

Saturday, June 24 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, June 25)

Thursday, June 29 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Friday, June 30)

Friday, June 30 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 1)

Saturday, July 1 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 2)

Sunday, July 2 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 3)

Saturday, July 8 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 9)

Sunday, July 9 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 10)

Saturday, July 15 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 16)

Sunday, July 16 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 17)

Saturday, July 22 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 23)

Sunday, July 23 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 24)

Saturday, July 29 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 30)

Sunday, July 30 (closed at 5:00 PM until 7:00 AM on Monday, July 31)

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