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By Aaron Schulze

100 MILE ER

Emergency department in 100 Mile House temporarily closed for second time in as many days

Aug 31, 2024 | 6:06 PM

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — For the second time in as many days, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed.

In a news release, Interior Health states the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital is unavailabe from 7:00 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 31) to 8:00 a.m. Sunday due to “limited physician availability.”

It comes following a closure from 10:00 a.m. Friday to 8:00 a.m. Sunday due to limited physician availability.

Residents in 100 Mile House and area who need life-threatening emergency care are asked to call 9-1-1 or visit Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake or Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during the closure.

It’s the fourth temporary closure of the 100 Mile House emergency department in August and the seventh overall in 2024.

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