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Interior Health 2023
IH plans new North Kamloops urgent care clinic
Interior Health and the province are planning to open a new urgent care clinic in…
Almost half of those in Interior Health waiting for a family doctor are in Kamloops
Just under half of the people on a provincial waiting list for a family physician…
Interior Health rebuked again for failing to return eye surgeon to OR
Despite an order compelling Interior Health to return an eye surgeon to Kelowna operating rooms,…
Unvaccinated doctor denied return to work at Kamloops hospital
A former Kamloops doctor tried and failed in her bid to treat patients at Royal…
Interior Health plans to reopen Kamloops complex care site after arson
A care home that tries to help the hardest people to house in Kamloops will…
Mother takes IH to court, claims malpractice in Kelowna birth
An Australian resident is taking Interior Health to court, claiming a nursing student mistakenly gave…
iN VIDEO: ‘UNFATHOMABLE’: Elderly Kamloops woman shuffled aside at care home
Norma Matheson, at 87 and suffering from Alzheimer’s and cancer, is in the twilight years…
Rats force closure of Princeton bakery
Interior Health inspectors believe it was flooding that drove rodents into a Princeton bakery. The…
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency room shut down for the day
Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt is shutting down their emergency department for the day because…
Expectant moms may not be able to deliver at Vernon hospital due to OBGYN shortage
Some expecting mothers in Vernon may have to be relocated to other hospitals to deliver…
Latest COVID vaccine ready to go into arms next week in Interior Health
Last fall, hospitals were overflowing with children suffering from respiratory diseases ranging from flu and…
LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to…
Former IH top doc paid $350,000 before going to jail for sex crimes
The criminally convicted former chief medical health officer earned one of the highest salaries of…
High E. coli levels close Penticton beach on Okanagan Lake
A water quality advisory has been issued for a section Okanagan Lake beach in Penticton…
Interior Health temporarily shutters Penticton pizzeria
A Penticton pizzeria was ordered to close earlier this month because of public health concerns.…