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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…
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…
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…
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.…
‘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…
Former Interior Health top doc going to prison for sex crimes against child
Interior Health's former top doctor will spend five-and-a-half years in prison for molesting a young…
Maternity clinic in Kamloops isn’t closing
A maternity clinic at Royal Inland Hospital will start taking new referrals after it was…
Kamloops care home resident sued by Interior Health over $120K unpaid bill
Interior Health is suing a senior care home resident over an unpaid $120,000 bill. According…
Prenatal clinic opens at Kamloops hospital
The Interior Health Authority just opened a midwifery clinic at Royal Inland Hospital. Patients without…
Ashcroft’s primary care centre closed on Saturday
The Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Ashcroft won’t be open tomorrow. Interior Health announced…
Salmon Arm woman claims hospital lab mix-up delayed cancer diagnosis
A Salmon Arm woman is taking Interior Health and her surgeon to court after she…
Petition demanding end to Merritt ER closures picking up steam
Merritt area residents are fed up with repeated closures at their local emergency department. A…
Penticton chamber wants city to go ahead with plan to ban drug use in parks
The Penticton Chamber of Commerce doesn’t agree with Interior Health’s recommendation to temporarily keep drug…