ER Closures
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As emergency room closures continue in B.C., paramedics struggle to fill the gap'It's not a coincidence when you look at the closures and ambulances in the background, this has become a part of our work the last few years,' Ian Tait said.HealthJan 2
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ER at Oliver’s South Okanagan General Hospital to close until Tuesday morningInterior Health says the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver's emergency department will be closed from 1 p.m. on Monday through to 7 a.m. on Tuesday.HealthSep 1, 2025
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Doctor says Port Hardy ER should be reopen 24/7The head of a Port Hardy health centre is calling for the reopening of the community's overnight emergency room that has been shut for 31 months.HealthAug 29, 2025
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‘Not acceptable’: B.C. ER closures a sign of system in crisis say doctors, criticsOngoing and sporadic ER closures have become all too common in rural and remote B.C. communities, and the problem has recently flared up in the Lower Mainland as well.HealthAug 6, 2025
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Delta ER closes suddenly overnight, mayor says B.C. health care is ‘broken’Mayor George Harvie said he's concerned about what is happening within Fraser Health, noting Delta has the longest wait times for ambulances responding to life-threatening events.HealthAug 5, 2025
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Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent drop in ER closures, but some rural hospitals struggleA new provincial report says that between April 2023 and the end of March 2024, ERs were closed for 51,552 hours.HealthJan 8, 2025
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B.C. First Nation creates own emergency health team amid repeated Lillooet ER closuresT'itq'et First Nations members have taken matters into their own hands, forming their own emergency health response team in the wake of repeated ER closures.HealthNov 15, 2024
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Rural B.C. mayors band together to press for fix to emergency room closuresThe action comes after communities including Oliver, Merritt, Williams Lake and Lillooet have faced repeated ER closures driven primarily by staffing shortages.HealthNov 8, 2024
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Frustration mounts over repeated E.R. closures across B.C. interiorWhile many are calling the emergency room situation 'intolerable,' British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix said 'everything possible' is being done to fix it.HealthSep 2, 2024
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More emergency rooms closed in B.C. over weekend due to staffing shortagesMeanwhile, the mayor of one community on Haida Gwaii says the Northern Health Authority's funding should be questioned due to multiple ER closures.HealthAug 19, 2024
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