NORTHEAST Health Wangaratta (NHW) has officially gone to 'Code Brown'.
NHW acting CEO Robyn Gillis said the regional health service had notified the Department of Health today of its decision.
Ms Gillis said the decision was made due to the "extreme demand on our service and the ongoing challenge of staff isolating".
"We ask our community to support NHW as some of our non–urgent care will be delayed," she said in a statement Friday afternoon.
"It remains safe to attend NHW's hospital for urgent care.
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"If you are experiencing a medical issue that is not an emergency, please contact your GP or nurse–on–call 1300 60 60 24.
"Any changes to appointments will be communicated directly to patients."
A Code Brown is a nationally recognised emergency alert reserved for significant events that allows NHW to streamline its emergency management response.
As reported in today's print edition of the Wangaratta Chronicle, NHW was now using an isolation ward to care for local COVID patients.
Further story in Monday's edition.
