Labour and birth services temporarily unavailable at URVH

by | May 13, 2026

Hospital asking those pregnant to travel to Fredericton for delivery

Labour and birth services are temporarily unavailable at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital (URVH) effective from Wednesday, May 13, at 8 p.m. until Friday, May 15, at 8 a.m., and again from Sunday, May 17, at 5 p.m. until Monday, May 18, at 8 a.m., due to a temporary lack of surgical coverage to provide emergency caesarian sections (C-sections).

All pregnant individuals who would normally deliver their babies at URVH will need to travel to Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton.

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