Image: CFJC Today / For the second time in three days, Merritt residents have been impacted by a disruption to emergency room services at Nicola Valley Hospital. The hospital's ER closure Monday night to Tuesday morning is the 18th closure in just 2024 alone. 

By Roger White, Q101.ca (Merritt)

ER closure

2nd ER closure in 3 days at Merritt hospital, 18th this year alone

Nov 19, 2024 | 1:51 PM

MERRITT — For the second time in three days, Merritt residents have been impacted by a disruption to emergency room services at Nicola Valley Hospital.

Interior Health announced the closure would begin Monday evening (Nov.18) at 7 p.m. and remain in affect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19.

As has been the case recently, Interior Health did not give an explanation for the 18th emergency room closure of 2024.

The emergency room was also closed this past Saturday Nov. 16 until Sunday Nov. 17 for 25 hours.

Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops.

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The health authority also notes that all other inpatient services will continue as normal at Nicola Valley Hospital.