Health PEI is advising the public that the Eastern Kings Family Health Centre walk-in clinic services are temporarily suspended effective Friday, October 21 due to insufficient physician coverage.
Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 9-1-1 or seek immediate medical care at the Kings County Memorial Hospital emergency department when:
• experiencing discomfort or tightness in the chest;
• experiencing unusual shortness of breath;
• experiencing abdominal pain;
• experiencing prolonged and persistent headache or dizziness;
• an injury may require stitches or involve a broken bone;
• a child has prolonged diarrhea or vomiting; or
• a baby under the age of six months has a fever of 38̊C (100.4̊F) or higher.
Health PEI is working closely with the Department of Health and Wellness - Recruitment and Retention Secretariat to fill current physician vacancies in the Souris area. Physician recruitment remains a top priority. Walk-in clinic service at the Eastern Kings Family Health Centre will resume once appropriate physician coverage is secured.
For more information, please visit www.healthpei.ca