South Okanagan General Hospital ER closing Sunday overnight

The South Okanagan General Hospital emergency room will be closing Sunday overnight.

South Okanagan General Hospital ER closing Sunday overnight ER closing Sunday night The South Okanagan General Hospital emergency room will be closing overnight Sunday. From 5 p.m. until Monday at 7 a.m., emergency services at the Oliver hospital will not be available. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital, and all other inpatient services will continue as normal at SOGH.

"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," reads the press release from Interior Health. "Anyone unsure whether an emergency room visit is warranted can call HealthLink BC at 811, or visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca for non-emergency health information from nurses, dietitians and pharmacists 24 hours a day, seven days per week." More Oliver/Osoyoos News - Crews fight 115-hectare fireKimberley - 12:11 pm - ER closing Sunday nightOliver - 12:08 pm - Adding to firefighting fleetTrail - 12:04 pm - Tower retail up for saleKelowna - 12:00 pm - Driver clocked at 163 km/h100 Mile House - 12:00 pm