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Delta Hospital ER Closes Overnight Saturday Over Doctor Shortage

The move marks the third overnight shutdown this year at the site during a wider staffing crunch.

Overview

  • Fraser Health will suspend emergency services from 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5.
  • The 6 p.m. cutoff was set so patients already in the department can see a physician before ER doctors finish their shifts at 1:30 a.m.
  • Emergency‑trained nurses will remain on site to provide basic care to walk‑ins and arrange transfers to neighbouring hospitals.
  • All other services at Delta Hospital will stay open overnight, and other Fraser Health ERs will operate but may see longer waits for non‑urgent cases.
  • People with life‑threatening symptoms should call 911, while non‑urgent questions can go to Fraser Health Virtual Care, B.C.’s 811 nurse line, or the Fraser Health Crisis Line.