Interior Health Authority
Interior Health providing more beds for mental health and substance abuse patients
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – By the end of this year, more support beds will be available for…
Overdose deaths continue steady rise with 14 more in the Interior Health Authority over the summer
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Opioid overdose deaths continue to rise relentlessly in the Interior Health Authority with…
North Kamloops businesses uneasy with a safe drug consumption service in their neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – A survey of Kamloops businesses in North Shore and Brocklehurst neighbourhoods shows significant…
Interior Health Authority presenting safe drug consumption to Kamloops city council; will not be stand alone site
KAMLOOPS – The Interior Health Authority is bringing the safe illicit drug consumption debate to…
Five overdoses in 48 hours in Vernon; health officials say there is no clear link
VERNON – Health officials say there was a jump in the usual number of overdoses…
Interior Health Authority building nears completion in downtown Kelowna
FIVE-STOREY BUILDING WILL HOLD 800 IHA EMPLOYEES KELOWNA – Trades people are making the final…
What Interior Health is doing differently after two fatal care home assaults
VERNON – If the care home attacks that left a Vernon and Kamloops senior dead…
No evidence of increased rabies incidents in B.C., but caution urged around bats
KAMLOOPS – While people should be always remain cautious around bats, there doesn’t appear to…
Top executives at Interior Health Authority collected $2 million in combined salary
KAMLOOPS – The retiring CEO of Interior Health topped the list of the authority’s highest…
Laundry worker barely survived crush incident at Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA – Frantic efforts by coworkers to free a trapped laundry worker and then his…
Death race continues as overdoses climb again within Interior Health
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Kelowna has caught up to Kamloops in a grim measure, that of overdose…
Interior Health wants to talk to Kamloops council about safe drug consumption services ASAP
KAMLOOPS – The sooner Kamloops city council can see a doctor, the sooner the city…
Supervised injection site discussion coming to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS – The next big debate in front of Kamloops city council could be over…
Naloxone program expands across Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 70 new sites in the Southern Interior are now able to…
UPDATE: Shuswap beach reopens following E. coli related closure
VERNON – Health officials are letting the public know they can safely swim at a…