COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta Health Services said on Wednesday.In a news release, AHS said the Rocky Mountain House Health Centre emergency department closed at 3 p.m.
on Wednesday to allow physicians and staff to treat and discharge patients who were there before temporarily suspending admission to the department.“This is a temporary situation, due to COVID-19 impacting the availability of physicians across the zone who are able to provide locum coverage,” the health authority said.“Central Alberta has a number of physicians who are impacted by COVID-19 or in isolation due to being a close contact, limiting available resources.”The Rocky Mountain House emergency department will be without a physician from 6 p.m.