UPDATE: Interior Health to reopen Nicola Valley Hospital on Monday
MERRITT, B.C. — UPDATE: Interior Health says Merritt’s emergency department will re-open to the public on Monday (Nov. 29).
IH says the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre’s ER will be open from 12:00 noon to 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Then beginning Tuesday, the department will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., seven days a week.
Meantime, IH notes COVID-19 testing will resume in Merritt this Friday (Nov. 26).
EARLIER: As residents of Merritt slowly begin returning to the city, they are doing so with a boil-water advisory in effect, while being asked to conserve water, and with no emergency medical services. BC Ambulance is operating in the city, however patients will need to be transferred to Kamloops for ongoing care.