May 11, 2023: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services advises the public of temporary changes to cafeteria services at the Health Sciences Centre due to a broken water pipe in the kitchen area of the cafeteria. As a result, retail food offerings at the Health Sciences Centre will be temporarily limited. Hospital inpatient food services are not affected.

The water damage was contained to the central kitchen, food pick up and checkout area of the cafeteria. Clean up associated with the water damage is underway. The main cafeteria seating area is unaffected. LEARN MORE “Temporary Changes to Cafeteria Services at Health Sciences Centre”

March 2, 2023 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that there has been a change to the provision of ambulance services in the Whitbourne area. Eastern Health is ensuring the continuation of emergency and routine ambulance service coverage to the region and there are no changes to service levels.

Residents are advised to continue to call 911 in the event of an emergency. LEARN MORE “Change in Ambulance Service Provider for Whitbourne Area”

February 27, 2023 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises residents of Bell Island of updated protocols to call for an ambulance during a planned telephone disruption while the service provider completes work. The service provider has advised that work is currently planned to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and lasting for several hours.

During this planned telephone disruption, residents of Bell Island with a medical emergency who require an ambulance are advised of the following protocols:

• Cell Phone: If you have a cell phone, please continue to call 911 for an ambulance.
• Landline: If you have a landline, please call the Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre at 709-488-2761 for an ambulance.

The Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre will also experience a loss of internet during this time. LEARN MORE “Temporary Protocols to Call for an Ambulance on Bell Island During Planned Telephone Disruption”

December 27, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that visitation is temporarily restricted at U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence due to cases of COVID-19 among residents.

Palliative care and end-of-life visitation should be discussed with the health-care team. Immediate family members may contact their assigned unit or the site at 709-873-4226 for further information. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place at U.S. Memorial Health Centre”

September 10, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Emergency rooms at the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s are experiencing unprecedented pressures resulting in long wait times for patients. Eastern Health reminds individuals who are not experiencing a medical emergency to consider alternate options before proceeding to an emergency department.

This approach will help to alleviate long wait times by patients and also helps staff to focus on the delivery of safe and quality care for individuals who present with critical medical conditions, including those who experience serious injuries, heart attacks, strokes and difficulty breathing. LEARN MORE “Patients with Emergency Medical Needs Only Advised to Proceed to Emergency Departments in St. John’s”

August 2, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that the emergency services at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre will be temporarily closed due to current human resource challenges. The temporary closure will take place from:

• Wednesday, August 3 at 8:00 a.m. to Wednesday, August 3 at 8:00 p.m.

LEARN MORE “Temporary Closure of Emergency Services at Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre”

July 29, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is responding to a global epidural catheter shortage. There continues to be limited stock globally and vendors are using an allocation model for distribution. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Implements Plan for Global Epidural Catheter Supply Shortage”

July 21, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that obstetrical/surgical services at the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre are currently limited until Friday, July 22 at 4:00 p.m., due to the temporary unavailability of anesthesiology services. LEARN MORE “Temporary Interruption of Obstetrical/Surgical Services at Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre”

July 21, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that the emergency services at the U. S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence will be temporarily closed due to current human resource challenges. The temporary closure will take place from:

• Friday, July 22 at 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, July 23 at 8:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 24 at 8:00 p.m.

LEARN MORE “Temporary Closure of Emergency Services at U. S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence”

June 18, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that emergency services at the Dr. S. Beckley Health Centre in Grand Bank will be temporarily diverted to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre beginning today, Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. to Sunday, June 19 at 7:30 a.m. LEARN MORE “Temporary Diversion of Emergency Services at the Dr. S. Beckley Health Centre”

June 1, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that health-care services at the Heart’s Delight District Office in Heart’s Delight, NL, will be unavailable tomorrow (Thursday, June 2, 2022) due to water main repairs by the Town of Heart’s Delight-Islington. As the work will require the water supply to be shut off, the building will be closed and walk-in services will not be available at this time. LEARN MORE “Heart’s Delight District Office Closed Tomorrow to Accommodate Municipal Water Main Repairs”

May 29, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that all outpatient appointments and services at the Waterford Hospital, scheduled for Monday, May 30, 2022 have been cancelled, following a fire that occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Outpatient Services at Waterford Hospital”

May 28, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that temporary visitor restrictions are in place at the Waterford Hospital, following a fire that occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Health confirms that the fire, which occurred on one of the inpatient units at the Waterford Hospital, has been contained. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place following Contained Fire at Waterford Hospital”

March 21, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions are temporarily in place at the following-long-term care facilities across the region due to cases of COVID-19 among residents.  While visitor restrictions are in place, each resident on the impacted floor or unit is permitted to have one designated visitor. LEARN MORE “Updates to Visitor Restrictions at Long-Term Care Facilities”

March 18, 2022 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public of upcoming changes to visitor restrictions at Blue Crest Nursing Home in Grand Bank, originally implemented on March 6, 2022, due to COVID-19. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitor Restrictions at Blue Crest Nursing Home”

March 4, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions at all health-care facilities are being eased, in line with provincial guidelines. Effective Friday, March 4, inpatients in a hospital setting and residents of long-term care homes, personal care homes, community care homes and assisted living facilities can have two visitors at the same time. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitation and COVID-19 Screening”

January 7, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that there will be a walk-in COVID-19 booster clinic this weekend, Saturday, January 8 and Sunday, January 9, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Waterford Valley High School in St. John’s. These clinics will also provide curb-side vaccines for anyone who may have mobility requirements. Anyone who requires a curb-side vaccine can indicate so to security at the entrance. LEARN MORE “Walk-in COVID-19 Booster Clinics This Weekend in St. John’s for Those 30 Plus”

January 2, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that there will be a walk-in COVID-19 Booster Clinic tomorrow, Monday, January 3, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Waterford Valley High School in St. John’s, NL. LEARN MORE “Walk-in COVID-19 Booster Clinic at Waterford Valley High School for those 70 Plus”

January 2, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of temporary changes to services for health-care facilities in the city and in rural areas the region. Effective January 4, 2022, Eastern Health will focus on urgent and emergent acute services at health-care sites to enable resources to be redeployed to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic response. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Services Across the Region”

December 31, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of temporary changes to services, effective January 4, 2022. Eastern Health will focus on urgent and emergent acute services at health-care sites within the city, including the Health Sciences Centre, St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, and the Dr. L.A. Miller Centre. These changes will enable resources to be redeployed to assist with the COVID-19 public health response, e.g.: administration of COVID-19 booster vaccines and COVID-19 swab clinics. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Services”

October 30, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of a province-wide IT outage affecting some of its operational, clinical and administrative systems. Eastern Health is working with the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre of Health Information (NLCHI), who is assessing and working to resolve the situation in collaboration with the Department of Health and Community Services and other regional health authorities.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Impacted by IT Systems Outage”

September 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises of changes to the hours of operation at the Village Mall COVID-19 vaccine clinic in St. John’s, as well as upcoming COVID-19 vaccine appointments and walk-in clinics in Marystown and Clarenville on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments and Walk-in Clinics”

September 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is offering a temporary COVID-19 testing clinic for residents of the Bonavista area this weekend, in response to today’s public advisory regarding potential COVID-19 exposures.

LEARN MORE “COVID-19 Testing Offered in Bonavista”

July 15, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that it is now offering earlier appointments for COVID-19 second dose vaccines to individuals 12 years of age and older. Starting today, those who are due for their second dose will be able to move their appointment to 28 days after their first dose. Individuals can choose to keep their original appointment if they prefer. LEARN MORE “Earlier Appointments Now Available at COVID-19 Clinics”