South Okanagan General Hospital

• Oliver, B.C. mayor proposes plan to help reduce ER closures in the community

  The community's mayor is pushing forward with a plan that would see the construction of a multi-unit building on a parcel of land a couple of blocks away from the hospital.

  Canada

  Oct 11
  
• Support coming for health-care workers in the South Okanagan

  Residents in the South Okanagan will now have more access to health care as the province expands the Provincial Rural Retention Incentive (PRRI) program in the region.

  Health

  Aug 18
  
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• 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.

  Canada

  Aug 16
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• Emergency department in Oliver to undergo another temporary closure

  The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital will undergo a 12-hour closure this weekend.

  Health

  Jul 19
• 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.

  Health

  Jun 12
• South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department temporary closure

  There is a temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital. 

  Health

  Jun 9
• South Okanagan General Hospital ER to close Monday evening due to doctor shortage

  Emergency services at the ER in Oliver will be closed from 7 p.m. on Monday to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Interior Health said in a press release, Interior Health said in a press release.

  Health

  May 20
• 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.

  Health

  Mar 28
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• 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."

  Health

  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.

  Health

  Mar 24