Interior Health
Eight public health facilities combine in Kelowna’s new Interior Health building
KELOWNA – The public is one step closer to accessing the new Interior Health building…
Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…
Six new substance abuse and mental health beds open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Six new recovery beds have been opened in a Kamloops health centre to…
Fentanyl suspected in five overdose cases in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Interior Health says five people overdosed on street drugs that may have been…
Mobile drug consumption service could be cheaper, more effective option for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
Health officials close to releasing proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna, Kamloops
OKANAGAN – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
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…
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…
After three senior deaths and three years, Interior Health no closer to preventing another, families say
“WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME FEET HELD TO THE FIRE FOR CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS BECOMING…
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…
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…
Doctor recruitment a high priority with health authority
PENTICTON – Interior Health continues to recognize the need for more doctors throughout its jurisdiction,…
Interior Health responding to rising overdose incidents and fentanyl use
PENTICTON – Interior Health has begun to collect data regarding drug overdoses in Penticton and…
Parking problems begin with start of Penticton hospital construction
PENTICTON – With work in the initial stages of construction for the new Penticton Regional…
Gastrointestinal outbreak not contained to Lumby luncheon
LUMBY – Reports of people getting sick with a gastrointestinal bug keep climbing in Lumby…