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Interior Health Authority 2022
Flooding at Kamloops hospital squeezes appointments
A burst water line is delaying X-ray and CT scan appointments at Royal Inland Hospital.…
Merritt’s emergency room hit with overnight closure
Limited physician availability has forced the closure of the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital…
Interior Health doesn’t have enough nurses to operate the healthcare clinic in Ashcroft today
Ashcroft residents will have to go to the hospital in Kamloops if they need healthcare…
Interior Health defends its work in Southern Interior shelters
Interior Health is already at the table and doing everything it needs to support homeless…
Big boost to RCMP mental health response teams in Kelowna, Kamloops
After years of lobbying, Interior Health is adding four nurses to RCMP teams dealing with…
Drug users in Kelowna and Vernon should be extra careful this week
High concentrations of benzos and fentanyl have been found in recent samples of down, and…
Home support workers thrown into turmoil after scheduling changes by Interior Health
A dramatic change to scheduling has dismayed dozens, if not hundreds, of home care support…
Why COVID precautions may make a flu shot more important this year
Diligence during the COVID pandemic the past few years kept seasonal flu at bay but…
Interior Health making rape kits more accessible, but where?
When a young Merritt woman was raped by a close friend two years ago, she…
Nursing shortages getting worse in Kamloops, Okanagan hospitals
While staff shortages in Kamloops and Kelowna hospitals got lots of headlines last summer and…
Detox? Interior Health is trying to get you more help sooner
Politicians have been calling for more detox and rehab facilities in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Salmon Arm hospital partially closed after fire
People suffered from smoke inhalation from a fire at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon…
Kelowna edges out Kamloops for first complex care homes in B.C. Interior
Even though Kamloops seemed a shoe-in the get the first complex care housing in the…
Lack of nurses means early closure of Keremeos ER
Emergency department patients in the Keremeos area will be diverted to Penticton on Monday as…
IH chief medical health officer was on paid leave after sexual assault charges
Interior Health didn't fire its former chief medical health officer when he was charged with…
Staffing shortage forces overnight closure at Oliver emergency room
South Okanagan residents will have to head to Penticton for emergencies as the Oliver emergency…
Emergency room closed in Clearwater until next week
Clearwater residents have no local emergency room service overnight for the next week. Interior Health…
Health-care workers offered free chairlift rides at Big White resort
Big White Ski Resort is saying thank you to health-care workers by offering free chairlift…
Staffing shortage twice as bad at Kamloops hospital versus Kelowna
New data from the Interior Health Authority shows just how serious the staff shortages are…
Former Kamloops eye surgeon suing Interior Health after surgeries moved to Kelowna
A Kelowna ophthalmologist is suing Interior Health after it transferred its eye surgery from Kamloops…
Interior Health warns about dangerous uncut fentanyl in South Okanagan
A batch of stronger than usual fentanyl is making the rounds in the South Okanagan…
No ambulance or ER available for Ashcroft senior who had heart attack and died
An Ashcroft resident living at a seniors care home within a block of both the…
Interior Health calling in travel nurses to staff Kamloops hospital
The new Gaglardi Tower is open at Royal Inland Hospital after years of construction, but…
Another closure of Clearwater Emergency Room tomorrow
For the fifth time since June, patients in Clearwater won’t be able to count on…