Interior Health Authority 2018
Intensive Interior Health drug treatment program has dozens of success stories
A total of 63 people with drug users problems have completed the Intensive Day Treatment…
Vernon drug checking service wants you to ‘know what’s in your dope’
VERNON – With a toothpick, the outreach worker picks up a few sand-sized specks from…
On demand HIV testing now available throughout Interior Health region
Testing for HIV is getting less complicated for residents throughout the Interior Health region, thanks…
Interior residents advised to get their flu shots
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get a needle stuck in your arm…
New report sheds light on who is dying in opioid crisis
A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service dives into much more detail about drug…
Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season
The great purge is upon us once again, the annual influenza season that sickens and…
Residential treatment in the Interior has actually declined through the overdose crisis
“WE HAVE KIDS DYING. KIDS WE KNOW, THAT WE'VE HELD HERE, AND THEY'RE DYING BECAUSE…
Kamloops urgent primary care centre expands services to help more patients
KAMLOOPS – The province's first urgent primary care centre is hoping to serve more patients who…
Why simple connections could make a big difference for drug users in the Interior
KAMLOOPS – When overdose patients are brought to emergency rooms across the Interior, they're treated…
New Interior Health Authority research looking to improve healthcare for rural communities
For people living in a rural community, seeking health care services can come with challenges.…
Perpetual parking pinch part of Kelowna General Hospital land deal
KELOWNA – Don’t expect much neighbourhood opposition next week during a public hearing about a…
Smoke forces cancellation of another Okanagan sporting event
KELOWNA – Abnormally high particulate levels caused by forest fire smoke continue to take their…
First signs of West Nile virus this season in B.C. found in Kootenays
It’s August and in southern B.C. that means West Nile season. The provincial Animal Health…
Interior Health Authority picks from within for new CEO
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority has gone internal for a replacement for outgoing CEO…
Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…