
The Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre emergency room will be closed for a 13-hour period on Wednesday.
It’s the latest in a series of closures for the ER, which has now seen five temporary closures over the past week. The emergency room was most recently closed over Sunday night.
In a news release, Interior Health said emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.
“Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time,” IH said. “All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.”
Anyone who has a life-threatening emergency should always call 911 to be taken to the nearest appropriate and available facility. Non-emergency health information is available 24/7 on www.healthlinkbc.ca or by calling 811.