Hospital District Board Supports SOHC

PRINCETON GENERAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY FACILITY CLOSURE 

OKANAGAN—SIMILKAMEEN REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING 

The residents of Princeton and the surrounding area have faced an escalating deterioration of emergency services at the Princeton General Hospital over the past few years. In 2012 Interior Health (IH) announced cessation of over-night service from Monday to Thursday. A coalition of government, industry, business, professional and public , called the Princeton Safe Our Hospital Coalition has formed to petition the Minister of Health to reverse the IH decision. 

The Board supports the Princeton Save Our Hospital Coalition request to the Minister of Health to reverse the cuts to emergency services at Princeton General Hospital and return service to its previous twenty four hours a day, seven days a week coverage. The Board will also organize a meeting with the Minister of Health to discuss the impact of the Princeton General Hospital Services deterioration and request Ministry intervention to have twenty four hour a day, seven day a week service restored.