Account Login/Registration

Access KamloopsBCNow using your Facebook account, or by entering your information below.


Facebook


OR


Register

Privacy Policy

Another day, another closure at Lillooet hospital

Once again, Lillooet’s emergency room has been forced to shut down.

The closure began on Tuesday at 7 pm and will end at 8 am on Wednesday.

Anyone in need of emergency care should go to Kamloops, according to a bulletin from Interior Health.

Other services in Lillooet remain available, however.

The bulletin adds: “People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility.

“Anyone unsure whether an emergency room visit is warranted can call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1, or visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca for non-emergency health information from nurses, dietitians and pharmacists 24 hours a day, seven days per week.”

The hospital has been by far the worst-hit in terms of closures in the BC Interior this year.

It was also closed on Monday and Tuesday morning.

To read one of NowMedia's many in-depth articles about the closures, head here.



Send your comments, news tips, typos, letter to the editor, photos and videos to [email protected].




weather-icon
Tue
31℃

weather-icon
Wed
34℃

weather-icon
Thu
26℃

weather-icon
Fri
30℃

weather-icon
Sat
26℃

weather-icon
Sun
21℃
current feed webcam icon

Top Stories

Our Latest In Focus

Follow Us

Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Linkedin
Follow Our Newsletter
Privacy Policy