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Interior Health is advising Salmon Arm and area residents of a temporary closure at the Shuswap Outpatient Lab.

Lab services will be unavailable March 4 and 5 due to flood damage repair and restoration.

“Patients with appointments during this time will be contacted by Interior Health’s Digital Health Support Desk and informed of their revised booking,” reads a news release from Interior Health.

Both patients with existing bookings and walk-in patients will be redirected to lab services at a different location:

• Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Enderby Community Health Centre Lab, open from 7:40 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Pleasant Valley Health Centre Lab, Armstrong, open from 7:40 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Sicamous Health Centre Lab, open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Vernon Jubilee Hospital Lab, open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

People with inquiries about lab appointment bookings can contact the Digital Health Support Desk at 1-844-870-4756. The desk is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.