Airdrie health centre closed this week for upgrades

The urgent care centre in Airdrie, Alta., will be closed overnight on Tuesday for electrical upgrades.

The health care centre that provides urgent care to thousands of residents in Airdrie and area will be closed for 11 hours this week, Alberta Health Services (AHS) said.

AHS said the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. on June 3 to 7 a.m. on June 4 in order to complete some electrical upgrades at the facility.

Therefore, anyone with medical emergencies will need to go to another emergency department, such as the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary (29 kilometres away) or the Didsbury hospital (45 kilometres away).

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Nurses will be at the building to redirect patients at the UCC should they arrive seeking help.

“As always, residents are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency,” AHS said. “EMS will remain available to the community and will work to ensure residents continue to have access to the emergency services they need.”

Residents are also reminded that HealthLink is available at 811 for all non-emergency health-related questions. Callers can use that hotline to speak to a registered nurse or book an appointment with a family doctor for a follow-up.