5 emergency rooms close in Interior B.C. over long weekend due to staffing shortages

Emergency services at five Interior Health hospitals have been interrupted this long weekend due to limited physician availability. All but one reopened Sunday morning. Emergency services at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in Merritt are set to reopen Monday morning.

5 emergency rooms close in Interior B.C. over long weekend due to staffing shortages
A sign for the Nicola Valley Hospital.

Emergency services at five Interior Health hospitals have been interrupted this long weekend due to limited physician availability. All but one reopened Sunday morning. Emergency services at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in Merritt are set to reopen Monday morning.