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Don’t expect to get off the Kamloops family doctor 811 waiting list anytime soon
KAMLOOPS – With 4,300 people registered in the Kamloops region on the new 811 Health…
New phone line to help with Kamloops doctor shortage goes live
KAMLOOPS – If you're one of the thousands of Kamloops residents without a family doctor,…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Attempted computer hacking at Vernon doctor’s office
VERNON – A local doctor’s office was the target of an attempted hacking last month.…
New North Shore health facility could help with lack of Kamloops doctors
KAMLOOPS – Plans to bring a new health centre to the North Shore is expected…
Check wait times for Vernon walk-in clinics online
VERNON – Three local walk-in clinics are posting their wait times online thanks to a…
International doctors set up shop in Ashcroft and Logan Lake
ASHCROFT – Four international doctors are settling in at their new rural locations in B.C.…
New walk-in set to open on heels of Vernon clinic closure
VERNON – With one walk-in doctor’s clinic set to close at the end of the…
Alleged surge in Kamloops drug overdoses cannot be confirmed at the emergency room
KAMLOOPS – Despite reports of four deaths caused by illicit drug overdoses in the community…
The reason this Vernon woman was ‘dumped’ by her family doctor
VERNON – We often hear about how difficult it is to get a family doctor,…
Vernon loses one of three walk-in medical clinics
VERNON - Access to medical care in Vernon is shrinking as a walk-in clinic closes its doors. The Vernon Family Doctors Walk-In Clinic at the Fruit Union Plaza on Highway 6 has announced it’s closing permanently on March 19, 2016. The clinic is encouraging patients to attend their regular family physicians, and for those without...
Ashcroft doctor shortage impacting other communities
ASHCROFT - A doctor shortage in Ashcroft is diminishing emergency room hours, leaving patients no choice but to either call 9-1-1 or travel over an hour to Kamloops or Merritt in the event of an emergency. Administrators at Interior Health Authority cut hours this week after one of the two doctors in town quit last...
Forged prescription for painkillers lands accused in jail for one day
PENTICTON - A local man who pleaded guilty to using a forged prescription got off with a one-day jail sentence and never had to leave the Penticton Courthouse. Alexander Milne, 60, was caught on March 3, 2014 trying to get a prescription filled using a forged document. Milne, who suffers from an auto-immune deficiency had...