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B.C. nurse caught sleeping on the job gets suspended
A Richmond nurse has been suspended for two months for sleeping on the job. According…
Emergency room at Merritt’s hospital closed: Interior Health
The emergency department at Merritt's hospital will be closed for almost 24 hours because of…
Interior Health doesn’t have enough nurses to run the emergency department in Merritt tonight
Once again, Interior Health has to close Nicola Valley Hospital’s 24-hour emergency department for the…
Babies at Kamloops hospital to benefit from local businessman’s $1M donation
Royal Inland Hospital's newborn care unit is getting a $1 million boost from a local…
Westbank nurse suspended for snooping on medical records
A Kelowna-area nurse has been suspended for snooping on medical records. According to a Jan.…
Flooding at Kamloops hospital squeezes appointments
A burst water line is delaying X-ray and CT scan appointments at Royal Inland Hospital.…
Another South Okanagan emergency room will be closed Christmas Eve
The emergency department in Oliver will be closed throughout the night on Christmas Eve and…
Interior Health doesn’t have enough nurses to operate the healthcare clinic in Ashcroft today
Ashcroft residents will have to go to the hospital in Kamloops if they need healthcare…
Anti-vax ‘wellness’ clinics in Kamloops, Vernon shuttered
A pair of clinics in Kamloops and Vernon that were opened to serve unvaccinated people…
B.C. health-care workers are facing an epidemic of violence
Ten years after she was assaulted at work, Pam Owen still remembers her attacker’s empty…
A hidden consequence of not having a family doctor in Kamloops
A Kamloops man has found himself deprived of much-needed prescription medication because he doesn't have…
Kelowna city councillor consulted for business behind anti-vax billboards
A Kelowna city councillor was listed as a "consultant" for the business behind new anti-vax…
Two B.C. nurses reprimanded for stealing drugs
Two B.C. nurses are practicing with conditions after they were caught stealing narcotics and trying…
Why COVID precautions may make a flu shot more important this year
Diligence during the COVID pandemic the past few years kept seasonal flu at bay but…
B.C. nurse with history of infractions suspended for 4 months
A B.C. nurse with a history of infractions has been suspended for four months for…
Blood lab permanently closes in Vernon due to staffing shortages
A Vernon blood collection lab has permanently closed after challenges recruiting medical lab assistants. The lab,…
Number of people getting flu shots on the rise in Interior Health region
More people are rolling up their sleeves in the Interior Health region this fall for…
Kelowna anti-vaxxer faces disciplinary hearing with B.C. nursing regulator
CONTENT ADVISORY A Kelowna nurse who said that wearing a mask was a "load of…
The price this Kamloops man paid to finally get help for his mental illness
Fourteen years ago, Thomas first started noticing something wasn’t right in his head. For the…
Unvaccinated B.C. nurse reprimanded but won’t face suspension
A B.C. nurse that worked in a long-term care facility with vulnerable residents without being…
B.C. nurse suspended for performing religious ritual on patient
A B.C. nurse has been suspended for four months for performing a religious ritual on…
Two more B.C. nurses suspended for accessing hundreds of private medical records
Two B.C. nurses have both been suspended for 60 days after collectively looking at the…
B.C. nurse suspended for giving senior cannabis edible
A B.C. nurse that gave a senior edible cannabis and asked a coworker to create…
Lack of nurses means early closure of Keremeos ER
Emergency department patients in the Keremeos area will be diverted to Penticton on Monday as…