Merritt mayor says internal documents show ER closures will continue to December [Video]

Merritt’s mayor is raising the alarm about an ongoing health-care crisis in his community.

Mike Goetz told Global News he was sent internal documents by non-official insider sources within Interior Health that indicate there will be at least 32 more emergency room closures at the Nicola Valley Hospital this year.

That includes six more 24-hour closures this month, 11 in November and 15 in December.

“I hate being the guy that always barks about this but if we’re shown a plan that we could work with the ministry I think we would be fine with it and we would try to muddle through to get to the end,” Goetz said.

“But we haven’t seen any kind of conscious plan that has anything.”

Goetz said the document is speculative but he trusts the person who sent it and he will be sending a letter to Interior Health to confirm the information.

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