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By Victor Kaisar

ER Closures

Merritt ER to close for 25 hours Monday morning

Dec 22, 2024 | 8:38 PM

MERRITT — Merritt and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for the second time in four days.

Interior Health says the emergency room at the Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for 25 hours, starting at 7:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23.

The ER is expected to reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, with people in need of emergency care being told to head to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

This is the 21st closure of the Merritt emergency room this year, and second this month.

The ER was previously closed overnight Friday, Dec. 20, though as has been the case since late October, Interior Health has stopped specifying a reason for the closures.

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As has been the case during past emergency room closures, Interior Health says people in Merritt who need life-saving emergency care should call 9-1-1.

People who aren’t sure if they need to head to the emergency room are being told to contact HealthLink BC at 8-1-1.