ER Closures Threaten Rural Access | Canada News

The 100 Mile House ER is shutting down for 89 hours across six days, forcing residents to rely on 911 for life-threatening emergencies and Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake for others. Staff shortages, summer vacations, and a vacant ED position for over a year are driving the closures — a pattern that’s nearly doubled this year’s total. With tourism swelling the town’s population, locals are feeling the strain as Interior Health scrambles to fill gaps with locums, but the system remains stretched thin. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/06d9cebd341eeb10