Due to limited physician availability, the emergency department at the South Okanagan General Hospital will be closed from 10 p.m. Aug. 19 to 6 a.m. Aug. 20. Image courtesy of Google street view

Due to limited physician availability, the emergency department at the South Okanagan General Hospital will be closed from 10 p.m. Aug. 19 to 6 a.m. Aug. 20. Image courtesy of Google street view

Emergency department at SOGH temporarily closed Aug. 19-20

Due to limited physician availability the department will be closed Sunday night to Monday morning

  • Aug. 17, 2018 12:00 a.m.

Due to limited physician availability, the South Okanagan General Hospital Emergency Department will be closed from 10 p.m. Aug. 19 to 6 a.m. Aug. 20.

According to a release from Interior Health, residents should call 911 in the event of an emergency or visit the emergency department at the Penticton Regional Hospital, located at 550 Carmi Avenue.

If you are unsure if you need to visit an emergency department, call the 24-hour service HealthLinkBC at 811.

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