The emergency department at Slocan Community Health Centre is closed again until Wednesday at 8 a.m.
Interior Health issued a notice shortly before 4:30 today saying the ER would close early. People who need care at asked to go to Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp, about a 40-minute drive north.
The New Denver ER was also closed for a couple of days last month due to staffing shortages. Such closures have been frequent in recent years, and often come on short notice.
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