Lillooet Hospital ER faces pair of closures over Thanksgiving weekend

LILLOOET — Lillooet Hospital emergency department will be closed for two 25-hour periods over the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Interior Health said the ER will be closed from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. 10) to 8:00 a.m. on Sunday (Oct. 11) and again from 7:00 a.m. on Monday (Oct. 12) to 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 13).

Those needing emergency care in the meantime are urged to go to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, which is a two-plus-hour drive away.

“People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility,” said a statement form IH.