Announcement from Interior Health - ER Closure from 7PM Tuesday, May 20 to 8AM
For Immediate Release | May 20, 2025
Temporary service interruption at Lillooet Hospital emergency department
LILLOOET - Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20 to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.
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.
Anyone unsure whether an emergency room visit is warranted can call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1, or visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca for non-emergency health information from nurses, dietitians and pharmacists 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
The District of Lillooet encourages community members to sign up for News Alerts directly from Interior Health as some announcements are not able to be posted until after the fact depending on when the information reaches us. You can sign up by visiting https://www.interiorhealth.ca/about-ih/media-centre-and-alerts and clicking “Sign Up” for news alerts.
