COVID-19 surge fuelled by the Omicron variant.St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Urgent Care Centre on King Street East will once again operate between 8 a.m.
and 10 p.m. daily.The facility had been only operating late afternoon and evening since mid-January after staff were shifted to other parts of the network to maintain essential and critical services.
Free COVID rapid antigen tests to be made available at grocery stores “We are very thankful for the patience of the Hamilton community through the past three weeks, and pleased to be able to provide full urgent care services once again,” said Dr.
Greg Rutledge, deputy chief of staff and chief of emergency medicine.A pair of emergency-trained physicians, nine nurses (part-time and full-time) and clerks were affected by the decision.It was the second move from one of Hamilton’s major hospital networks to redeploy much need staff.In January, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) shuttered its West End Urgent Care Clinic on Main Street East at Macklin Street South for eight weeks.