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Interior Health Authority
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…
Overdose surveillance sheds new light on opiod use in the Interior Health Authority
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Opioid overdose surveillance conducted at the Interior Health Authority’s three largest hospitals is…
North Okanagan man dies fighting Interior Health and doctors over missed cancer diagnosis; lawsuit lives on
VERNON – A lawsuit accusing the Interior Health Authority and physicians of negligence for allegedly…
UPDATE: Shuswap beach reopens following E. coli related closure
VERNON – Health officials are letting the public know they can safely swim at a…
Kamloops community leader appointed to Interior Health board of directors
KAMLOOPS – A well-known community leader in Kamloops has been appointed to Interior Health's board…
Anti-overdose drug now standard equipment at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
KELOWNA – Naloxone has become a necessary piece of equipment for frontline homeless shelters like…
User survey reveals drugs of choice in Thompson-Okanagan
INTERIOR HEALTH LEADS THE WAY IN DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE KITS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A recent survey…
Safe consumption services at least six months away for Interior Health
OVERDOSE RATE THIS YEAR IN HEALTH AUTHORITY ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF 2015 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – News…
Syrian refugee health protocol to become Interior Health standard
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority has developed a culturally-sensitive health care protocol to deal…
Heavy rain prompts boil water notice for Peachland
PEACHLAND – A heavy rainfall is behind the boil water notice issued in Peachland on…
West Kelowna firefighters can now administer anti-overdose drug
WEST KELOWNA – First responders from West Kelowna Fire Rescue will now be able to…
Kelowna getting new building and funding to try out prototype healthcare system for youth
KELOWNA – Kelowna edged out Penticton and Kamloops to be one of only five communities…
New North Shore health facility could help with lack of Kamloops doctors
KAMLOOPS – Plans to bring a new health centre to the North Shore is expected…
Kamloops sobering centre could act as drunk tank with extra services
KAMLOOPS – A centre where people who are drunk or high can go to sober…
Kamloops to get geriatric health centre
KAMLOOPS – The Interior Health Authority is developing a geriatric centre for the city, seniors…
Opioid overdose kits soon available at all Interior Health emergency rooms
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority is introducing take-away overdose kits and beefed up overdose…
Drop bins installed in Kamloops parks to keep syringes off ground
KAMLOOPS – Syringe drop bins have been installed in Riverside Park and Pioneer Park in…
Sun Peaks health centre nearing reality
KAMLOOPS – Sun Peaks is inching closer to a permanent health centre. Mayor Al Raine…
Health authority says it will try to retrieve more syringes from Kelowna needle exchange program
COMPLAINTS ABOUT DISCARDED SYRINGES ON THE RISE KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority has promised…
Kelowna council to hear from Interior Health about safe injection site proposal
KELOWNA – With overdose deaths soaring in the city, Dr. Trevor Corneil, senior medical health…
Health authority working to deal with elevated lead levels in water at three Penticton schools
PENTICTON – Interior Health and the Okanagan Skaha school board are working together to remedy…
No firm date for overdose tracking system for Interior Health
PROVINCE DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN MID APRIL THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Interior Health is still working…
Interior Health voices concerns over Ajax Mine application
KAMLOOPS – The Interior Health Authority has laid out concerns over the application for the…