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Interior Health 2024
‘Toxic and unsafe’: IH nurse’s Human Rights complaint moves forward
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a case by a former Interior Health nurse…
Kelowna parents suing after 9-year-old daughter died at KGH
A Kelowna couple whose nine-year-old daughter died three days after they took her to the…
New urgent care clinic brings walk-ins back to Kamloops
A new Interior Health urgent and primary care clinic in Kamloops is the second for…
Interior Health fined $274,000 after Penticton hospital staff exposed to illicit drugs
The Interior Health Authority has been fined $274,000 after two workers fell ill after entering…
Kamloops daycare with hundreds on waitlist plans expansion
A Kamloops daycare planning an expansion has a waitlist nearing 1,000. Children's Circle Childcare Centre…
Second primary health-care centre planned for Vernon in 2025 will cost $5M
Premier David Eby came to Vernon today to announce his government plans to build and…
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of…
Portion of one of Penticton’s busiest beaches closed due to E. coli
A swimming advisory has been issued for almost half of one of Penticton’s busiest beaches.…
Interior Health suing injured US motorcyclist for $700,000 unpaid medical bill
The Interior Health Authority is suing a U.S. citizen for $720,000 in unpaid health-care bills…
Wildfires bring smoky skies to Kamloops, Okanagan
It's going to get smoky in Kamloops and the Okanagan thanks to wildfires burning in…
‘Simply appalling:’ Hospital appeal board slams Interior Health’s treatment of Kelowna eye surgeon
In a scathing critique of Interior Health, the BC Hospital Appeal Board has ordered the…
BC spending $187 million for new long-term care beds for in Kelowna
The provincial government is spending more than $187 million for new long-term care beds at…
Province covers $40M overrun on Kamloops hospital renovations
The provincial government is covering a massive overrun in construction costs at Royal Inland Hospital…
West Kelowna mother finally gets her dying son transferred
Devon Johnstone is finally getting her son back. The West Kelowna woman had been trying…
Health authorities stonewall mom trying to transfer dying son to Kelowna
Devon Johnstone first noticed something was wrong with her son Jonathan in Christmas of 2022.…
Interior Health’s tips and tricks for dealing with ticks
As the weather warms up and people are getting out to enjoy the scenery, Interior…
Just nine complex care beds open in Kamloops as 20 more announced
Interior Health has less than half of its complex care beds occupied in Kamloops as…
40 new complex care housing units coming to Kelowna
The BC government is building 40 housing units in Kelowna to support those struggling with…
Interior Health investigating possible ‘illicit substance’ that sent Penticton hospital staff to ER
Interior Health says it's investigating the source of an "unknown odour" — suspected to be…
Interior Health spending on agency nurses up 2,476% in two years
Interior Health is contracting out an increasing number of nursing jobs as its spending climbed…
Hospital board lays into Interior Health over cost overruns at Royal Inland Hospital
Directors at the Thompson Regional Hospital District were not pleased with a surprise cost overrun…
Second CT scanner at Penticton’s hospital expected to reduce wait times
Penticton's hospital has a second CT scanner to serve patients thanks to donations to local…
New dangerous substance has made its way into Interior Health region’s illegal drug supply
A new drug has made it's way onto the streets in the Interior Health region…
20,000 Interior Health workers personal information recovered by Vernon RCMP
The personal information of thousands of current and former Interior Health employees has been found…