BREAKING NEWS: Another emergency room closure for Nicola Valley Hospital

Limited physician availability is the reason for yet another emergency room closure at the Nicola Valley Hospital beginning tomorrow (Saturday Aug. 24)

In what is becoming almost a weekly occurrence for Merritt area residents, Interior Health states that there will be no emergency room beginning Saturday morning at 7 a.m. until 8 a.m. Sunday Aug. 25.

This marks the eleventh emergency room closure for the Nicola Valley Hospital in 2024.  In 2023, the Nicola Valley Hospital sustained 19 emergency room closures.

Patients can access care at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops if needed.