Emergency Department at Clinton Public Hospital to temporarily close on Saturday

The Clinton Hospital Emergency Room started its overnight closure on Dec. 2, 2019. Pictured in Clinton, Ont. on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Scott Miller/CTV News London)

The Emergency Department at Clinton Public Hospital will be temporarily closed on Saturday due to a staff shortage.

In a news release on Thursday, the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance said the department will be closed on Saturday and reopen at 8 a.m. Sunday.

Paramedics will be available and reroute to the nearest available Emergency Department. The closest 24-hour Emergency Departments are at the Seaforth Community Hospital, Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich and South Huron Hospital in Exeter.