Starting today, pregnant women planning to deliver at Ridge Meadows Hospital are being asked to instead go to Langley Memorial Hospital to have their baby. Fraser Health spokeswoman Jacqueline Blackwell says the two obstetricians who usually work out of Ridge Meadows are both away unexpectedly. Approximately 700 babies are born every year at Ridge Meadows Hospital. Langley Memorial is 24 kilometres away from Ridge Meadows Hospital, approximately a 30-minute drive depending on traffic. Approximately 700 babies are born at Ridge Meadows hospital every year.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 19:30 UTC