US EditionIn Rural B.C., Frequent ER Closings Show How ‘Fragile’ the Health Care System Has Become
OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 16 – Emergency services at Oliver's South Okanagan General Hospital have closed overnight six times since Canada Day due to staffing shortages, Interior Health said.
- Emergency services in Oliver, B.C., will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on July 15 to 7 a.m. on July 16, according to Interior Health.
- This marks the second overnight closure in 24 hours for the South Okanagan General Hospital's emergency room.
- Residents in Oliver are directed to Penticton Regional Hospital for care during the closure.
- Emergency services in Keremeos were also unavailable on July 15, as the South Similkameen Health Centre operated from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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