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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…