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By James Peters

Give Thanks For Your Health

Interior Health announces Thanksgiving emergency room closures in Merritt, Lillooet

Oct 12, 2024 | 8:44 PM

MERRITT, B.C. — Interior Health has revealed Thanksgiving long weekend closures of the emergency departments at hospitals in Merritt and Lillooet.

In separate news release, IH says the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday (Oct. 13) and reopen on Monday at 8:00 a.m.

Merritt-area residents in need of emergency medical care are advised to call 9-1-1 or visit Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops or Kelowna General Hospital.

Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will see its emergency department closed overnight for three nights in a row starting at 7:00 p.m., beginning on Saturday night (Oct. 12). Each closure will last for 13 hours and see the department reopen at 8:00 a.m. the next morning.

IH advises Lillooet-area residents in need of emergency care to call 9-1-1 or visit Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. According to Google Maps, RIH is 171 kilometres away from Lillooet Hospital, a two-hour drive.

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On Friday, IH announced an overnight closure of the emergency room in Merritt. That closure was cancelled a few hours later.