Emergency Department Closure

• Emergency department in Oliver to undergo 24th temporary closure this year

  Interior Health says emergency services at South Okanagan General Hospital will be unavailable from 1 o'clock on Friday afternoon until Saturday at noon due to staff shortages.

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  Aug 16, 2024
  
• Oliver hospital to undergo 2nd temporary emergency department closure of week

  The 12-hour closure on June 12-13, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., is due to limited physician availability.

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  Jun 12, 2024
  
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• 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, 2024
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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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• Emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital under another temporary closure

  The hospital has undergone several emergency department closures this year, including one this past weekend.

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  Oct 11, 2023
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• Hospital emergency department in Oliver to undergo another temporary closure

  The emergency department in Oliver is normally open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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  Sep 16, 2023
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• Emergency department at hospital in Oliver to reopen on Saturday: Interior Health

  “During this time, all other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital,” said Interior Health.

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  Aug 31, 2023