Emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, to close temporarily Monday morning

MERRITT — Merritt area residents will have to deal with another temporary closure of the Nicola Valley Hospital’s Emergency department Monday (Mar. 13).

In a news release Sunday evening, Interior Health announced the move, saying a physician vacancy is creating the closure from 7 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.

It advises residents in need of emergency services to visit the Emergency department at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Those who require life-threatening care due to chest pains, severe bleeding and other severe conditions, should call 911 for treatment from paramedics and transportation to the appropriate medical facility.