Some P.E.I. health-care facilities on reduced hours over the holidays

Health P.E.I. is reminding Islanders that some health-care facilities will be on reduced hours over the holiday season.

In Montague, the emergency department at Kings County Memorial Hospital will be open 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday, Dec. 25 to 29.

The ER will be closed the weekend ofDec. 30 and 31, but will be open again starting Jan. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

In Prince County, the Western Hospital in Alberton will be closed for three weekends in a row:Dec. 23 and 24, Dec. 30 and 31, andJan. 6 and 7.

In Charlottetown, the mental health walk-in clinic at the McGill Centre will be open noonto 4 p.m. for the next two Sundays, Dec. 24 and 31.

Anyone with emergency medical needs should call 9-1-1 or seek emergency services 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 six months of age has a fever of 38C (100.4F) or higher.