Interior Health Authority 2022
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…
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…
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…
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…
Merritt emergency department closed for 24 hours
The Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department in Merritt is closed today because of a lack…
Emergency room at Clearwater’s hospital closed again
A southern Interior emergency department is closed yet again today because there isn't enough staff.…
Kamloops psych ward facing dangerous staffing shortages: nurse
Staffing for the acute psychiatric ward in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is reaching critically…
Thousands of upcoming shifts unclaimed at Kamloops hospital
Over the next two weeks there are still thousands of shifts that are posted but…
How Interior Health is planning to tackle RIH understaffing issues
An Interior Health vice-president has relocated to Kamloops and its president and CEO, Susan Brown,…
Small Interior community’s emergency department partially closed due to staffing challenges
Clearwater’s emergency department is only open during business hours all weekend. The service at Dr. Helmcken…