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Lillooet ER
Temporary closure of Lillooet emergency department extended by 24 hours
Mar 24, 2025 | 5:44 AM
LILLOOET, B.C. — A temporary closure of the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre has been extended by another 24 hours.
Interior Health says emergency services in Lillooet will be unavailable until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday. The Lillooet emergency department was originally scheduled to reopen at 8:00 a.m. Monday following a 49-hour closure.
A reason for the extension was not provided in a news release issued Sunday (March 23) night. Interior Health says all other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.
Residents in Lillooet and area in need of life-threatening emergency care are still being asked to drive nearly two hours to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
