Bringing The World Home To You

© 2024 WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
120 Friday Center Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919.445.9150 | 800.962.9862
91.5 Chapel Hill 88.9 Manteo 90.9 Rocky Mount 91.1 Welcome 91.9 Fayetteville 90.5 Buxton 94.1 Lumberton 99.9 Southern Pines 89.9 Chadbourn
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Fayetteville VA Closing Emergency Room

Fayetteville VA building
VA.gov

The Fayetteville VA is closing its emergency room  as of 8:00 a.m. Friday.  The emergency room will be converted to an urgent care clinic until further notice.

The hospital says a lack of doctors is to blame for the cut back.

"If there's a veteran out there in the community, or a family member of a veteran who is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, they should not, and I repeat, should not come to the Fayetteville VA emergency room," said Public Affairs officer Jeffery Melvin.  "They should dial 9-1-1 and ask them to take them to the nearest emergency department."

According to the VA, ambulance providers and other area hospitals have been made aware of the situation.

Melvin said the hospital has already had to close the ER multiple nights in the past several weeks. The VA contracts with a third party to provide physicians. The VA will be contracting with a new company come October, but it's unclear when the ER doors will reopen. The hospital is planning a review from the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess how they might re-open the emergency facilities.

Stories, features and more by WUNC News Staff. Also, features and commentary not by any one reporter.
Related Stories
More Stories