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Interior Health Authority 2019
Interior Health issues drug alert in Salmon Arm for extremely toxic opioids
Interior Health Authority has issued a drug alert for the Salmon Arm area. The alert…
Boil water notice issued in West Kelowna
Residents using the Lakeview water system in West Kelowna have been issued a boil water…
UPDATE: Phone lines working again at Kelowna General
The phone lines at the Kelowna General Hospital and Brookhaven Extended Care in West Kelowna…
MRI wait times lag provincial average in three out of four of the region’s hospitals
If you’re anxiously awaiting a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam, at any of the four…
Vaccination record checking starting in B.C. Interior schools
Parents of school-age children in the Interior Health region may want to look into their…
Lead in your water? Why you’ll have to test it yourself to be sure
If a recent investigation that found unacceptable amounts of lead in drinking water and a…
Pharmacies in Okanagan, Kamloops increasingly the venue of choice for flu shots
The influenza season is upon us and Interior Health is advising one of the best…
Looking to get rid of wrinkles? Interior Health issues warning about needle-free filler treatments
KELOWNA – People wanting to get rid of wrinkles with hyaluronic acid fillers are being…
Phase two of Penticton Regional Hospital tower project gets underway this month
PENTICTON – Phase two of the David E. Kampe Tower project begins this month at…
Swimming advisory lifted at Kelowna beach
KELOWNA – Less than a day after imposing a swimming advisory at Kelowna’s Rotary Beach,…
Summer heat brings West Nile virus threat to the Okanagan
KELOWNA – The mosquitos most likely to carry the West Nile virus are about to…
Interior drug users included in take-home fentanyl test kit pilot program
KELOWNA – Kamloops and the Okanagan will be included in a study to see if…
Royal Inland Hospital is getting a Ronald McDonald House
KAMLOOPS — The Tournament Capital will be home to a Ronald McDonald House in the…
Dangerous drug that causes a ‘zombie-like’ state found in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A dangerous drug was detected in Kamloops last week and health officials are…
Interior Health extending measles vaccine catch-up program
Even though there are no active reports of measles in the Okanagan or the surrounding…
Interior’s biggest hospital also one of the best in Canada
KELOWNA – Being ranked the 23rd best hospital in Canada may not sound like something…
Interior Health delays Vernon overdose prevention site
VERNON – Interior Health has announced it will do more consultation and will delay the…
Interior Health issues overdose alert
KELOWNA – Deadly doses of carfentanil have hit the Interior Health region hard this month…
Travelling candle display to raise awareness about overdose deaths in Interior
The Interior Health Authority is recognizing the lives lost in the illicit drug overdose crisis…
Second case of measles in the Interior Health Authority confirms
100 MILE HOUSE — A second case of measles has been confirmed in 100 Mile…
Interior Health issues recall notice for Cherry Hill cold brew coffee
KELOWNA – A batch of coffee from Cherry Hill Coffee is being recalled for potentially…
Interior Health confirms one measles case in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE — A case of measles has been confirmed in 100 Mile House.…
Interior Health part of new program to get B.C. food into healthcare facilities
PENTICTON – A new provincial initiative aims to increase the content of B.C. grown food…
UPDATE: Enquiries about measles vaccination up in Interior Health region
While there have been no confirmed cases of measles in the Interior Health region, there…