Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in Merritt B.C. due to limited physician availability. 

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Saturday, August 24 to 8 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

People living in Vernon and surrounding communities will benefit from increased access to team-based care as planning progresses on a second urgent and primary care centre (UPCC).

Name: Nancy-Jo O’Neill (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Clinical Operations Manager
Years of Service: 11
Worksite: Sparwood Primary Health Care, Elkford Health Centre
Community:  Elk Valley     
Ancestral Territory: Ktunaxa Nation

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 continue to be unavailable until 8 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital d

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.

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a day to come together and remember those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.

Held on August 31 every year, IOAD is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. The theme for 2024 is “Together we can” highlighting the power of community when we all stand together. IOAD is also a day to recognize and remind us that addiction is a health condition. People use drugs for many reasons—reasons some of us may never understand.

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital due to limited physician availability.  

Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Monday, August 19 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20.  Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time. 

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 Sunday, August 18 to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.