Airport 'Way Medical Clinic 5216 Airport Drive, Bag 2000 Fort Nelson, BC VOC 1R0 Tel: (250) 774-7838 Fax: (250) 774-7038 Re: Permanent Discontinuation of Maternity Services in Fort Nelson Due to staffing issues we are unable to conduct safe obstetric care in Fort Nelson. Under these circumstances, we advise clients to be delivered in different facilities Where they can have their babies safely. During these periods, it may mean those pregnant women at 36? 38 weeks of gestation going to alternative places of delivery. We do hope this period provides clients adequate time to implement the necessary plans to go to the alternative I facilities of delivery. Please note the service of emergency air medi-vacing patients in unreliable for various reasons. For Safety reasons, it would be better to plan for these circumstances ahead of time as suggested above. Obstetric Client ,9 Dr. Hattingh Dr. I Lupu @va Dr. Mostert \l'K \?Qi Dr. 0 Oketona (Ric