Labour and birth services paused at Waterville hospital due to doctor shortage

Labour and birth services paused at Waterville hospital due to doctor shortage

Expectant parents in the Waterville, N.B., area will need to adjust their plans. Horizon Health Network has announced that labour and birth services at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville will be unavailable from April 20 to 27.

Temporary changes to labour and birth services at Upper River Valley Hospital - Horizon Health Network

(WATERVILLE) – Clarification: Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) is temporarily diverting its labour and birth services from Monday, April 21 at 8 a.m. to Tuesday, April 22 at 8 a.m., and again Thursday, April 24 at 5 p.m. to Friday, April 25 at 6 p.m. All pregnant individuals who would normally deliver their babies at URVH will need to travel to Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH) in Fredericton during these diver…