Prince Rupert Regional hospital experienced a small fire early this morning.
The fire happened in the laboratory area, no patients or staff were injured. There are some hospital services that have been impacted.
The hospital does remain open, including the emergency department. Patients who require lab or diagnostic imaging as part of their care needs will either be rescheduled, or transferred to another facility with the help of the patient transfer partners. Those patients that need to be rescheduled will receive a call directly.
Facilities Maintenance and contractors will be on site doing cleanup and restoration. Prince Rupert residents are asked to avoid the hospital if possible.