Hillside Centre
UPDATE: Kamloops psychiatric unit patient located in Kelowna
UPDATE: 9:37 A.M., MAY 28, 2015 RCMP say the missing man was located in Kelowna…
Judge clears charges against care home patient after assault on support worker
KAMLOOPS – A judge cleared the criminal record of a care home patient who lives…
Hillside Psychiatric Centre in Kamloops celebrates 10 years
KAMLOOPS – The Hillside Psychiatric Centre has celebrated it’s 10th birthday. The centre has seen…
Violence prevention funding on the way for Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS – It took several high profile assaults and meetings with the B.C. Nurses' Union, but the province is funding violence prevention initiatives at psychiatric facilities across B.C. The $2-million announcement, made today, Aug. 6 by Health Minister Terry Lake and B.C. Nurses’ Union President Gayle Duteil, will provide violence prevention action to four different...
UPDATE: Hillside Centre patient located
UPDATE: 4:11 P.M., JUNE 23, 2015 RCMP say Jordan Abbate has been located safe and sound. 11:29 A.M., JUNE 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - An 18-year-old male requiring medical care left the psychiatric centre Monday night and has not been seen since. Jordan Abbate was last seen around 10:40 p.m., June 22, when he left Hillside...
Accused in nurse assault declared unfit for trial
KAMLOOPS - The woman accused of assaulting a nurse at the Hillside Psychiatric Centre was declared unfit for trial in Kamloops Provincial Court Wednesday, May 27. Judge Len Marchand made the declaration after accepting findings from a psychiatric report on Heather Ann Harris, who was charged with assault after the April 15 incident. Details of...
Woman to undergo assessment after attacks at Kamloops psychiatric centre
KAMLOOPS – A woman accused of repeatedly attacking staff members at a psychiatric facility in Kamloops will undergo assessment to determine whether she's fit to stand trial.
New security on the way following nurse assault at Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS - The attack on a nurse at a Kamloops psychiatric facility this week is not the first incident against a nurse at Hillside Centre and now the nurses' union and the province are discussing how to better protect nurses from future attacks. Gayle Duteil, president of B.C. Nurses’ Union, and Terry Lake, B.C. health...
UPDATE: Nurse assaulted at Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS - A nurse was seriously assaulted last night at a Kamloops psychiatric centre. The incident took place Wednesday, April 15, at Hillside Centre. The nurse, who was treated and is now recovering at home, apparently responded in self defense. Other staff had to intervene when they responded to the code white situation. Health Minister...
Another nurse allegedly attacked at Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS - A nurse working at Royal Inland Hospital's Hillside Centre in Kamloops was allegedly attacked by a patient Sunday. The event comes within days of a similar event between a patient and doctor at a Penticton hospital. According to a media release from the B.C. Nurses' Union, an experienced nurse was grabbed by the...