Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Interior Health Authority 2022
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,…
IHA blames Kamloops understaffing on COVID, but nurses, MLAs say roots go deeper
If you ask Interior Health why Royal Inland Hospital has been understaffed, they officially blame…
Interior Health bringing Suboxone to all emergency departments
Interior Health is making treatment for opioid users easier by bringing Suboxone to all its…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital. The outbreak is restricted…
Access to abortion in Interior Health still has barriers, limitations
While B.C. politicians proclaim their support for access to abortion in the province, many women…
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…
Vandalism, graffiti at Kamloops substance use location not targeted: Interior Health
The site of a future safe consumption site in Kamloops was vandalized this past weekend,…
Teck donates $2.5 million to RIH emergency department
The new emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital is getting a $2.5 million boost from…
Interior Health to expand mental health, addiction services in Kamloops
Seventeen more mental health workers are expected to staff an expanded Interior Health facility in…
Permanent supervised drug consumption site coming to downtown Kamloops
A new supervised drug consumption site is moving into a downtown Kamloops building. Interior Health…
Interior Health aims to open complex care facility this fall
Interior Health is soliciting contractors to open a complex care site in the region, anticipating…
Discipline hearing planned for Lytton doctor who promoted ‘COVID misinformation’
A family doctor in Lytton is expected to appear at a discipline hearing for his…
Interior Health keeping close eye on West Kelowna gym shut down by court injunction
Interior Health is keeping a close eye on a controversial West Kelowna gym that's been…
Kamloops permanent supervised drug consumption site in early stages
Interior Health is planning a permanent supervised drug consumption site in Kamloops. The health authority…
Interior Health granted injunction to enforce closure order for West Kelowna gym
Interior Health's attempts to have a judge reinforce its closure order against a gym in…
Time has come to move beyond Housing First model for homeless people in Interior Health
While the province’s drive in the last few years to build supportive housing to help…
Hundreds of Interior Health patients waiting for surgeries to be rescheduled
In less than a month, between Jan. 17 to Feb. 11, Interior Health has postponed…
Interior Health taking notorious West Kelowna gym to court
Iron Energy Gym continues to defy public health orders despite closure orders and fines, so…
West Kelowna gym still holds business licence despite closure order
Interior Health ordered Iron Energy Gym to close last week, but it still holds a…
Home support for Kamloops, Okanagan seniors ‘a zoo’ with new scheduling system: Senior
Home support services offered by the Interior Health Authority are designed to keep seniors safely…