IH announces short term closure of Ashcroft emergency department

Dec 23, 2016 | 4:33 AM

KAMLOOPS — Interior Health has announced a surprise six-hour closure of the Ashcroft Hospital Emergency Department.

It will begin at midnight tonight and will last until 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.

According to an IH news release, the closure is due to lack of staff availability.

Ashcroft’s ER is typically open only on weekends.

In the even of an emergency, Ashcroft area residents are asked to use ERs in Kamloops, Merritt, Lillooet or 100 Mile House.