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ER closures

Fraser Health to close Mission Memorial ER over 15 days in August, September

Aug 6, 2026 | 9:46 AM

MISSION – Citing a lack of physician coverage, Mission Memorial Hospital’s ER will close in the evening and overnight for over 15 days starting this weekend.

Fraser Health announced that the hospital’s emergency department will begin “temporary overnight service interruptions” starting this Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.

The announcement calls into question Fraser Health’s repeated claims that it is working hard to recruit physicians to Mission Memorial Hospital.

Here are the rest of the proposed closures:

  • Friday, August 14
  • Sunday, August 16
  • August 21, August 22 and August 23 (Friday through Sunday nights)
  • August 28, August 29 and August 30 (Friday through Sunday nights)
  • September 4, September 5 and September 6 (Friday through Sunday nights)
  • September 12 and September 13 (Saturday and Sunday nights)

FHA says the service interruptions will begin at 5:00 p.m. to ensure all patients already in the emergency department can be seen by a physician before they end their shift at 11 p.m.

The ER will reopen each morning at 8 a.m. following each overnight interruption.

For real-time updates on temporary service interruption dates and times, please visit fraserhealth.ca/mmhed. This page will be updated in instances when physician coverage is secured, and a service interruption is no longer needed.

During the service interruptions, Fraser Health says emergency-trained nurses will continue to be on site and available to support walk-in patients needing basic care, assist with re-direction of care, and/or transfer patients with urgent needs to a neighbouring hospital.