Alberta Health Services (AHS) said the urgent care centre at the Airdrie Community Health Centre will be closed overnights from Friday to Sunday for eight weeks because of gaps in medical coverage. .“All patients in need of emergency care will receive it,” said AHS Calgary Zone in a Thursday tweet. .“Patients presenting to the Urgent Care Centre during the closure will be assessed, triaged and referred to alternative sites or to local medical clinics for follow up, depending on their needs.”.AHS said it would transport patients to nearby facilities as necessary. Other services at the site will continue. .“All efforts to secure coverage have been exhausted,” it said. .“This is a last resort.”.AHS closed the urgent care centre at the Airdrie Community Health Centre for part of the weekend earlier in July..READ MORE: Airdrie Community Health Centre will temporarily close overnight.“The urgent care unit will be temporarily closed from 10 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday,” said AHS. .“It will also be closed from 10 p.m. on Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday, when it will resume 24-hour operations.”.Airdrie has a population of about 68,000 people. .This announcements follow AHS saying it was rescinding its COVID-19 vaccine mandate effective Monday. .READ MORE: UPDATED: AHS rescinds all COVID-19 vax requirements; NDP calls decision 'absurd'.Healthcare workers, new hires, and students requiring placements in an AHS facility will be no longer have to be immunized against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. .“We continue to recommend COVID-19 immunization, including all booster doses available, to all of our healthcare workers as part of our overall approach to protect patients and one another," said AHS interim president and CEO Mauro Chies.
