A Kamloops walk-in clinic will be permanently closing in just over a month’s time.
The Kamloops Urgent Care Clinic at 910 Columbia St., near the Superstore, will close on April 30, according to a notice that was shared to social media.
A staff member at the clinic confirmed the news of the upcoming closure, telling NL News it is because of a lack of doctors.
“Thank you for the opportunity to provide residents in Kamloops and the Thompson Region with primary health care services for the past 15 years,” the notice stated.
People are being told to contact their family doctor or the Kamloops Urgent Primary Care Centre at Royal Inland Hospital if they need medical assistance. They’re also being told to call 811 to be added to the regional waitlist for a family doctor or a nurse practitioner.
Summit Medical Clinic, another popular walk in clinic, permanently closed its doors on Dec. 15, 2018.
More to come
A staff member at the clinic confirmed the news to me, saying it is because of a lack of doctors.
More to come. #Kamloops https://t.co/HmI1QRcKb6
— Victor Mario Kaisar (@supermario_47) March 25, 2021