The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre in St George’s will close for two weeks this fall, Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced.

The temporary closure, likely to be in late October or November, will allow for maintenance work to be carried out.

A BHB spokeswoman said: “This is in order to sustain the facility for urgent care, as a disaster hub in the event of an East End crisis such as a crash at the airport, and as an available medical facility for St David’s and St George’s residents when the Causeway is closed.”

Scott Pearman, Chief Operating Officer for King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the UCC, said that the maintenance work would also help prepare the seven-year-old facility for the influx of visitors due to next year’s Americas Cup sailing event.

“The floor can be replaced, repairs can be made to the air conditioning system and a number of less visible maintenance issues can be addressed,” he added.