Residents of Merritt, B.C., will be without emergency department services at Nicola Valley Hospital for 48 hours as of Sunday morning.
Interior Health cited limited physician availability as the reason for the closure.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Tuesday. Patients are urged to access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
All other inpatient services will continue as normal at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Interior Health advises anyone in need of life-threatening emergency care to contact 9-1-1 for transport to the nearest facility.
Anyone unsure whether an emergency room visit is warranted is encouraged to call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or visit its website for non-emergency health information.
The Merritt ER is normally open 24/7.
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