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Northern Health ER performance

This is an unofficial community view derived from Northern Health's public emergency-department status page, counting full ER closures. Health centres keep limited hours by design, so they are shown separately and are not counted as hospital "downtime". For emergencies, call 911. To confirm current status, call the hospital directly or HealthLink BC at 811. Before November 6, 2026, closures at some facilities were not being recorded, so their past counts are likely too low: Bulkley Valley (Smithers), GR Baker (Quesnel), Ksyen (Terrace), Lakes District (Burns Lake), Nats'oojeh (Fort St. James), Northern Haida Gwaii (Masset), Haida Gwaii (Daajing Giids), St. John (Vanderhoof), UHNBC (Prince George), Wrinch Memorial (Hazelton), Stikine (Dease Lake) and Tumbler Ridge.

Daily ER closures (last year)

Calendar heat map of the last year, one cell per day, coloured by how many hospital emergency rooms were closed. Days with no closure are not listed individually. Every day that had a closure is listed as text below the map.

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Days with an ER closure (102)
  • 2026-01-24: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-01-25: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-01-26: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-01-27: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-02-07: Fort Nelson General Hospital, Fort St. John Hospital & Peace Villa
  • 2026-02-08: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-02-09: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-02-14: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-02-27: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-02-28: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-03-08: Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-03-09: Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-03-10: Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-03-11: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-03-19: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-03-24: Dawson Creek and District Hospital, Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-03-25: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-04-07: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-04-08: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-04-12: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-04-19: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-04-20: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-04-25: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-04-26: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-02: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-03: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre, Fort Nelson General Hospital, Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-04: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-05-19: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-23: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-24: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-26: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-27: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-05-28: Dawson Creek and District Hospital
  • 2026-05-30: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-06-02: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-06-14: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-06-16: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-06-17: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-03: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-04: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-05: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-06: Fort Nelson General Hospital, Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-07: Fort Nelson General Hospital, Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-09: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-11: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-12: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-13: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-17: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-18: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-20: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-25: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-26: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-27: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-28: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-07-30: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-07-31: Fort Nelson General Hospital, Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-01: Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
  • 2026-08-02: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
  • 2026-08-15: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-16: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre, Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-17: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre, Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-18: Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-23: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-24: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-25: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-26: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-08-27: McBride and District Hospital
  • 2026-08-30: McBride and District Hospital
  • 2026-08-31: McBride and District Hospital
  • 2026-09-01: Dawson Creek and District Hospital
  • 2026-09-02: Dawson Creek and District Hospital
  • 2026-09-04: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-09-05: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-09-06: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-09-07: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-09-11: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-09-14: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
  • 2026-09-15: Fort Nelson General Hospital, Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
  • 2026-09-20: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-09-23: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-09-24: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-09-25: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
  • 2026-09-26: Dawson Creek and District Hospital, Fort St. John Hospital & Peace Villa
  • 2026-09-27: Dawson Creek and District Hospital
  • 2026-09-28: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-09-29: Fort Nelson General Hospital
  • 2026-10-01: McBride and District Hospital
  • 2026-10-05: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-10-06: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-10-11: Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
  • 2026-10-16: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-10-17: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-10-18: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-10-31: Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-04: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-06: Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-07: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre, Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-08: Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-10: Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-11: Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-12: Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
  • 2026-11-13: Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
All open1-2 closed3+ closedNo data
99%
ER uptime
41
Closures (last 90 days)
372.5
Downtime hours
1
Closed right now

Most affected hospitals (last 90 days)

  1. Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre10 closures
  2. Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre9 closures
  3. Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre6 closures
  4. Fort Nelson General Hospital5 closures
  5. Prince Rupert Regional Hospital4 closures
  6. McBride and District Hospital3 closures
  7. Dawson Creek and District Hospital2 closures
  8. Chetwynd Hospital and Health Centre1 closure
  9. Fort St. John Hospital & Peace Villa1 closure

Most affected health centres (last 90 days)

  1. Hudson's Hope Health Centre13 closures
  2. Valemount Community Health Centre13 closures
  3. Houston Health Centre4 closures
  4. Fraser Lake Community Health Centre2 closures

Health-centre hours are often scheduled.

Recent ER closures (last 90 days)

  • Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 12, 4:00 p.m. PDT · ongoing
  • Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 11, 8:00 p.m. PDT · 12h
  • Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 10, 8:00 p.m. PDT · 12h
  • Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 9, 8:00 p.m. PDT · 12h
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 7, 11:00 a.m. PDT · 8h
  • Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 6, 7:20 p.m. PDT · 12h 40m
  • Nats'oojeh Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 5, 11:20 p.m. PDT · 8h 40m
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Nov 4, 11:11 a.m. PDT · 4h 20m
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Oct 30, 11:00 p.m. PDT · 3h
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Oct 17, 11:01 p.m. PDT · 8h
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Oct 16, 10:00 p.m. PDT · 9h
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Oct 15, 10:00 p.m. PDT · 9h
  • Prince Rupert Regional HospitalNorthwest
    Oct 11, 8:50 a.m. PDT · 6h 10m
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Oct 5, 6:20 a.m. PDT · 12h 40m
  • McBride and District HospitalNorthern Interior
    Oct 1, 7:00 a.m. PDT · 1h 30m
  • Fort Nelson General HospitalPeace
    Sep 28, 6:00 a.m. PDT · 26h
  • Dawson Creek and District HospitalPeace
    Sep 26, 6:50 a.m. MST · 12h 10m
  • Fort St. John Hospital & Peace VillaPeace
    Sep 26, 4:00 a.m. MST · 2h 50m
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Sep 24, 8:11 p.m. PDT · 10h 50m
  • Prince Rupert Regional HospitalNorthwest
    Sep 24, 6:31 p.m. PDT · 12h 30m
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Sep 24, 5:01 p.m. PDT · 3h 1m
  • Fort Nelson General HospitalPeace
    Sep 24, 6:01 a.m. PDT · 3h
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Sep 22, 9:01 p.m. PDT · 10h
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Sep 19, 5:10 p.m. PDT · 13h 50m
  • Fort Nelson General HospitalPeace
    Sep 14, 11:00 p.m. PDT · 8h
  • Prince Rupert Regional HospitalNorthwest
    Sep 14, 5:00 p.m. PDT · 7h
  • Prince Rupert Regional HospitalNorthwest
    Sep 14, 2:20 p.m. PDT · 20 min
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Sep 14, 9:50 a.m. PDT · 9h 10m
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Sep 10, 6:30 p.m. PDT · 12h 30m
  • Fort Nelson General HospitalPeace
    Sep 6, 4:00 a.m. PDT · 28h
  • Fort Nelson General HospitalPeace
    Sep 4, 4:00 a.m. PDT · 28h 1m
  • Dawson Creek and District HospitalPeace
    Sep 1, 4:20 p.m. MST · 4h 40m
  • McBride and District HospitalNorthern Interior
    Aug 30, 7:01 a.m. PDT · 12h
  • McBride and District HospitalNorthern Interior
    Aug 27, 7:01 a.m. PDT · 1h 50m
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Aug 25, 3:40 p.m. PDT · 3h 20m
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Aug 23, 3:00 p.m. PDT · 4h
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Aug 22, 11:01 p.m. PDT · 4h
  • Chetwynd Hospital and Health CentrePeace
    Aug 17, 6:00 p.m. MST · 13h
  • Kitimat General Hospital and Health CentreNorthwest
    Aug 16, 10:40 a.m. PDT · 8h 20m
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Aug 16, 10:30 a.m. PDT · 8h 40m
  • Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health CentreNorthern Interior
    Aug 15, 2:00 p.m. PDT · 5h

Health centres

Limited-hours facilities. Closures are often scheduled.

Hudson's Hope Health CentreOpen
Tumbler Ridge Health CentreOpen
Fraser Lake Community Health CentreReopens Nov 13, 4:00 p.m. PDT
Valemount Community Health CentreOpen
Houston Health CentreOpen
Stewart Health CentreOpen
Stikine Health CentreOpen
Atlin Health CentreOpen