health care
UPDATE: 40 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 3 in Interior Health region
There are three more cases of COVID-19 within the Interior Health region, taking the total…
Revelstoke clinic confirms positive case of COVID-19
A medical clinic in Revelstoke has confirmed a positive case of COVID-19. The Selkirk Medical…
Owners of three B.C. Interior seniors homes being sued as part of class action lawsuit
Retirement Concepts, the owner of three seniors care facilities in the B.C. Interior, is the…
Interior Health intervenes after series of problems at Summerland Seniors Village
After ongoing problems with its site leadership, care planning, staff education and training, Summerland Seniors…
‘I felt trapped’: Shuswap father on why he took his children’s mother to court over vaccinations
Devin Blais never thought he'd have to take his former partner and the mother of…
Dozens of violations found at Summerland senior’s home
In the last couple of years about a dozen complaints were filed and many more…
New urgent heath care centre opens in Kelowna
The Interior’s third Urgent and Primary Care Centre opened in the Capri Centre Mall in…
Shane Koyczan narrates fundraising video for Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
Penticton-based spoken word artist Shane Koyczan narrates a new video for the Kelowna General Hospital…
Massive donation gives Kelowna General what’s needed to become full-service heart centre
By the fall of 2020, Kelowna General Hospital will have a fully operational advanced heart…
North Okanagan massage therapist barred from breast examinations
An Enderby massage therapist has been fined $3,000 and barred from conducting breast examination services…
More paramedics, ambulances needed in Thompson-Okanagan
Despite the recent addition of 46 full-time equivalent paramedics, more work still needs to be…
Interior’s biggest hospital also one of the best in Canada
KELOWNA – Being ranked the 23rd best hospital in Canada may not sound like something…
Construction phase completed on Penticton hospital tower
PENTICTON – A major milestone in the Penticton Regional Hospital expansion took place earlier this…
Expedited access to a specialist now available at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS – A new outpatient clinic at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops should get you…
ER at Ashcroft hospital closed overnight
ASHCROFT – The emergency room at the Ashcroft Hospital and Health Centre will be closed…