Interior Health announced temporary changes to the emergency department hours at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
They said emergency services will be unavailable from 7:30pm on Thursday, July 4th until 7:30am on Friday, July 5th.
Patients are being asked to access care at either the 100 Mile District General Hospital, GR Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel, or the Bella Coola General Hospital.
People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care should always call 9-1-1 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility.
All other inpatient services will continue as normal at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
This is the fifth emergency department service interruption at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital since February.
More information about the service interruption can be found on Interior Health’s website here.
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