Emergency Room Closure

Written By Joni L'Heureux

Media Centre & Alerts (interiorhealth.ca)

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

For Immediate Release | August 20, 2024

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre due to limited physician availability.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21 to 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue as normal at Lillooet Hospital.

People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 9-1-1 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility. 

Anyone unsure whether an emergency room visit is warranted can call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca for non-emergency health information from nurses, dietitians and pharmacists 24 hours a day, seven days per week. 

The emergency department in Lillooet is normally open 24/7.

Joni L'Heureux
Previous

Media Release: Local Government and Community Leaders Express Disappointment Over Another Emergency Department Closure in Lillooet
Next

MEET THE CAO