---
title: "What is going on at the hospital and with health services?"
description: "Check emergency department status on our emergency page, Northern Health’s service notices and local news about UHNBC and clinics."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/hospital-news/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/hospital-news.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:51.558Z
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[Health care](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/#health)

# What is going on at the hospital and with health services?

Check the emergency department status on our emergency page, Northern Health’s service notices, and the health news topic, which collects local reporting on UHNBC and clinics.

Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own.

University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) is the regional referral hospital for the north. Service changes (clinic closures, temporary emergency department closures in nearby towns) are announced by Northern Health; we show the status where it is published and collect health news from local outlets.

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## Official sources

- [Northern Health: UHNBC](https://www.northernhealth.ca/locations/hospitals/university-hospital-northern-british-columbia-uhnbc) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [Northern Health: Prince George facilities](https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/prince-george/prince-george-facilities) Link checked October 14, 2026

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JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/answers/hospital-news

- **id**: hospital-news
- **theme**: 9
- **topic**: health
- **topicLabel**: Health care
- **question**: What is going on at the hospital and with health services?
- **also**: Hospital helipad, Clinic closing
- **short**: Check the emergency department status on our emergency page, Northern Health’s service notices, and the health news topic, which collects local reporting on UHNBC and clinics.
- **answer**: University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) is the regional referral hospital for the north. Service changes (clinic closures, temporary emergency department closures in nearby towns) are announced by Northern Health; we show the status where it is published and collect health news from local outlets.
- **facts**: _none_
- **checked**: 2026-10-01
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/hospital-news/>

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Where to get care now | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/emergency/ |
| Health news | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/news/health/ |
| Health care guide | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/health-care/ |


#### official

| label | url | linkOk | linkCheckedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Northern Health: UHNBC | https://www.northernhealth.ca/locations/hospitals/university-hospital-northern-british-columbia-uhnbc | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| Northern Health: Prince George facilities | https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/prince-george/prince-george-facilities | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |

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