Emergency Department Closure

• 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
  
• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• Port Hardy closes ER amid nurse shortage from ‘short notice, unexpected sick calls’

  Island Health said people seeking emergency care should go to a different hospital, if possible, or call 911. The closure at Island Health is not affecting other hospital services.

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  Aug 16, 2023
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• Urgent care clinic to open soon at shuttered ER in Minden, Ont.

  An urgent care clinic in Minden, Ont., replacing its closed ER, is set to start operating on weekends only and is expected to open in time for the Canada Day holiday.

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  Jun 20, 2023