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100 Mile District General Emergency Room closed until evening today

Teryn Midzain
By Teryn Midzain

100 Mile District General’s Emergency Room will be closed most of the day today.

Interior Health said in a media release that the emergency room services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Friday, September 5.

All other inpatient services at 100 Mile House District General will continue.

The health authority says people in the community in need of life-threatening care should call 911 for transport to the nearest and most 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.

This is the 15th date in the fiscal year that the emergency room at 100 Mile District General has had a closure.

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Teryn Midzain
Teryn Midzain
Teryn is a News Reporter based in Quesnel, B.C. He started his career in local journalism in Abbotsford, B.C, where he attended the University of the Fraser Valley studying English and Media Communications. He spent six months living in London, UK, studying journalism and working in the field before returning to focus on building a long-term career. A passionate sports enthusiast, he moonlights as an amateur race car driver and plays Dungeons & Dragons when he is not on the clock or out in nature.

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