The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital will undergo yet another temporary closure.
According to Interior Health, the closure will run from Friday afternoon, starting at 4 p.m., to Saturday morning, at 8 a.m.
The hospital’s emergency department has undergone multiple closures this year, including a 26-hour closure on Oct. 20-21.
Calling it a service interruption and citing limited physician availability, Interior Health announced this weekend’s closure on Friday afternoon, just after 1 p.m.
The health agency says patients in need of emergency care in the Oliver area can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during the closure.
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The emergency department in Oliver is normally open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital.
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