Interior Health Kamloops
Workers at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops test positive for COVID-19
A group of workers at Royal Inland Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19. Interior Health…
New tax increase coming to Kamloops and region for new hospital tower
KAMLOOPS – A tax increase is being supported by the region's hospital board to help…
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…
New way to get tested for HIV, STIs in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – If you’re looking to get tested for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, there’s…
Two family doctors leaving Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The city is about to lose two more doctors after a husband and wife team announced they’ll be leaving their North Shore practice. Last week the Aspen Medical Centre notified its patients that family doctor Arshad Mahmood and his wife Dr. Ambreen Bushra would be relocating, leaving solely Dr. Howie at the practice....
Emergency service in Ashcroft only available on weekends
ASHCROFT - The emergency room in the Village of Ashcroft will only be open on weekends as the Interior Health Authority continues its employment search for doctors. The services sustained a series of cuts after the village’s second doctor quit, leaving it to reduced emergency hours throughout the week. Now the service is only available from...
Ashcroft doctor shortage impacting other communities
ASHCROFT - A doctor shortage in Ashcroft is diminishing emergency room hours, leaving patients no choice but to either call 9-1-1 or travel over an hour to Kamloops or Merritt in the event of an emergency. Administrators at Interior Health Authority cut hours this week after one of the two doctors in town quit last...
Norovirus complaints traced back to Kamloops restaurant
KAMLOOPS - Fourteen people fell sick with norovirus after eating at a North Shore restaurant earlier this month, but Interior Health Authority says restaurant staff followed corrective measures suggested by investigators to prevent a re-occurence. After eating at Minos Greek Restaurant the weekend of May 1 and 2, three groups of diners came forward to...