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New mobile health clinic brings primary care to Kamloops’ homeless population
A new mobile health care unit started rolling around Kamloops this week bringing much-needed primary…
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of…
BC’s rural emergency room crisis
The province’s emergency rooms are in crisis. ERs across the Lower Mainland have made the…
‘Not OK’: Kamloops, Okanagan home support workers at high risk of assault
WorkSafeBC doesn’t rank occupations according to risk, but when it comes to workers being assaulted…
B.C. nurse suspended for not cooperating with regulator
A B.C. nurse who failed to cooperate with the regulator while under investigation has been…
Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing
A new study shows that the vast majority of residents in supportive housing complexes are…
$30M for two MRI machines at Kelowna General Hospital
Two new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are coming to Kelowna General Hospital. One will…
Nursing program at Okanagan College coming to an end
Health-care training is expanding in Kelowna but it means nursing students will have to shift…
Bills adding up for Kelowna international student beaten in suspected racist attack
Despite assurances that he would not be charged for emergency room services, Gagandeep Singh, has…
Hospitals in Interior Health region well over capacity
Following the Christmas holiday season, occupancy at hospitals in the Interior Health region have been…
Merritt’s emergency room hit with overnight closure
Limited physician availability has forced the closure of the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital…
Interior Health defends its work in Southern Interior shelters
Interior Health is already at the table and doing everything it needs to support homeless…
Tragic death of a child in Kelowna hospital a symptom a crumbling health care system
The recent death of Ayla Loseth in Kelowna General Hospital after being mis-diagnosed in an…
These special grocery carts designed to boost independence for the disabled, elderly
Everyone needs groceries and whether they are seniors or people with disabilities – going to…
Home support workers thrown into turmoil after scheduling changes by Interior Health
A dramatic change to scheduling has dismayed dozens, if not hundreds, of home care support…
B.C. nurse suspended for having relationship with former patient
A B.C. psychiatric nurse has been suspended for one year after she got into a…
Clearwater emergency room closure extended into September
The overnight closure of the emergency room in the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater…
‘Frustrating’: Interior Health stonewalls victim after nurse snoops on her medical records
A Kelowna woman who had her private medical records accessed by a nurse at Kelowna…
Staffing shortage twice as bad at Kamloops hospital versus Kelowna
New data from the Interior Health Authority shows just how serious the staff shortages are…
Anti-vaxxer loses fight with union after being fired by Interior Health
A B.C. health care worker has lost a legal fight against her union after she…
PARKING PREDICAMENT: Hospital staff in Kelowna, Kamloops not using shuttle service
Even though it can take staff five to six years to get a parking pass…
Why thousands of Thompson-Okanagan residents can’t find a family doctor
Kelowna physician Dr. Marjorie Docherty has been practicing family medicine in Canada since 1985 when…
Kamloops psych ward facing dangerous staffing shortages: nurse
Staffing for the acute psychiatric ward in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is reaching critically…
Accomplished Kamloops health-care professional earns Freedom of the City award
A Kamloops resident is being recognized with the city's highest municipal honour after a lifetime…