Nicola Valley Hospital

• Emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, B.C., temporarily closed

  Emergency services will not be available between 8 a.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, Interior Health said. The agency said the closure is due to an unexpected shortage of doctors.

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  Oct 8, 2023
  
• Merritt ER closed overnight due to staff shortage

  Interior Health said the ER at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt would be closed overnight from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Tuesday "due to limited staffing availability."

  Health

  Sep 25, 2023
  
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• ‘Hub for the Coquihalla’: Merritt mayor concerned with repeated ED closures

  Merritt's mayor, Michael Goetz, said the province and the premier needs to address staffing issues in the Interior that is leading to hospital closures.

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  Jul 14, 2023
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• Merritt, B.C. residents rally following another ER closure

  "Somebody's going to get in a catastrophe situation and we're not going to have any way to help them. It's not just us, it's people travelling on the highway. It's everybody."

  Health

  Apr 9, 2023
• Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed again Sunday

  Interior Health says anyone who needs care for a life-threatening emergency is urged to call 911 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2023
• Merritt, B.C. continues to search for hospital closure solutions

  An option to alleviate the staffing shortage has been put forward, but it's one Interior Health may not approve and that has residents extremely worried.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2023
• Doctor denied position at Merritt, B.C. emergency room

  Merritt residents say this has become an uphill battle with Interior Health and if a solution is presented, they would at least like it considered.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2023
• Another ER closure at Nicola Valley Hospital

  Merritt and area residents are being warned that the Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed from 8 a.m. Friday, March 10 to 8 a.m. on Saturday.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2023
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• Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed Tuesday due to doctor shortage

  FromTuesday at 8 a.m. to Wednesday at 8 a.m., emergency services will be unavailable at Nicola Valley Hospital. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital instead.

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  Feb 21, 2023
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• Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed again Monday

  From Monday until 8 a.m. Tuesday, emergency services will be unavailable and Interior Health said patients will have to access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

  Health

  Jan 16, 2023