Merritt ER closed for second time in three days

Interior Health announced yet another emergency room closure for the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, the second in the past three days.

The emergency room is closed Tuesday Feb. 25 from 6p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 26. The reasoning behind the closure is limited staff availability.

This is the third closure for the Nicola Valley Hospital Emergency Room in 2025 with previous closures Feb. 8 and this past Monday, Feb 23.

Patients can access care at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops or the Kelowna General Hospital.

Interior Health says all other impatient services at the Nicola Valley Hospital will continue as usual.