South Okanagan General Hospital

• South Okanagan General Hospital to undergo another temporary emergency department closure

  The closure will begin Thursday evening (March 28) at 8 p.m., and end Friday morning (March 29) at 7 a.m.

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  Mar 28
  
• South Okanagan General Hospital facing temporary emergency room closure

  People living in the Oliver area are being warned of another temporary emergency department closure, caused by "limited physician availability."

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  Mar 25
  
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• Another temporary closure for South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department

  South Okanagan hospital's emergency department will be closed from 6 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday. Patients are asked to go to Penticton or, in life-threatening cases, call 911.

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  Mar 24
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• Emergency department in Oliver to undergo 19-hour closure

  Interior Health announced the latest closure on Friday afternoon, just after 3 p.m., and that it’s due to limited physician availability.

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  Mar 1
• South Okanagan General Hospital to undergo another emergency department closure

  Interior Health says the closure at Oliver’s only hospital will begin Friday night, Feb. 16, from 8 p.m., and end Saturday morning, Feb. 17, at 5 a.m.

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  Feb 16
• Hospital in Oliver to undergo another temporary emergency department closure

  The health agency says the closure is due to limited physician availability.

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  Jan 26
• Hospital emergency room in Oliver to undergo another temporary closure

  The closure will run from Saturday evening, starting at 6 p.m., to Sunday morning, ending at 7 a.m.

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  Jan 20
• Another weekend ER closure at South Okanagan General Hospital

  Interior Health announced yet another ER closure Saturday due to a physician shortage, saying patients needing care could visit Penticton Regional Hospital.

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  Dec 9, 2023
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• ‘It’s a problem’: Oliver, B.C. seniors express concern about ongoing ER closures

  The Town of Oliver is once again dealing with back-to-back emergency room closures, the most recent scheduled for Sunday overnight.

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  Dec 5, 2023
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• More temporary closures for emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital

  The hospital’s emergency department has undergone several temporary closures this year, including a 24-hour one from Friday evening to Saturday evening.

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  Dec 2, 2023