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UPDATE: Lillooet and area residents are advised that Interior Health has secured staffing coverage for tonight at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. The emergency department is open effective immediately. Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Monday, April 14 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Patients can access emergency care in Royal Inland Hospital during this time. All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital. People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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. 

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 to 8 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.  All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.   People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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.

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 10. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital during this time. All other inpatient services will continue at 100 Mile District General Hospital. People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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. 

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

Clearwater and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Emergency services will be unavailable from 10 a.m., Saturday, April 5 to 8 a.m., Sunday, April 6, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time. All other inpatient services will continue at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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. 

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m., Saturday, April 5 to 8 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.  All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.   People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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. 

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m., Thursday, April 3 to 8 a.m., Friday, April 4, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.  All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.   People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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. 

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 to 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.  All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.   People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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. 

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at 100 Mile House District General Hospital. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time. All other inpatient services will continue at 100 Mile District General Hospital. People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 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.