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Former Kamloops eye surgeon suing Interior Health after surgeries moved to Kelowna
A Kelowna ophthalmologist is suing Interior Health after it transferred its eye surgery from Kamloops…
Anti-vaxxer loses fight with union after being fired by Interior Health
A B.C. health care worker has lost a legal fight against her union after she…
Five new operating rooms coming to Kelowna, Kamloops hospitals
Five new operating rooms are coming to Kelowna and Kamloops hospitals. The B.C. government has…
Interior Health closes ER in Ashcroft again, this time for entire weekend
The emergency department in Ashcroft is closed all weekend. Interior Health blames the closure of…
Interior community’s emergency department continuously closed
For months, the Clearwater hospital's emergency department has been closed on and off again due…
Family sues doctors, Interior Health alleging negligence after Okanagan man dies
The family of an Oliver man who died of cancer two months after his diagnosis…
RIH patients may be transferred in urgent response to weekend staffing shortages
While an urgent call for workers from throughout Interior Health has brought some “encouraging response,”…
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…
Peachland the latest Okanagan town to spend big on ‘ugly’ washroom
The District of Peachland has invested over $200,000 into "ugly" washroom for its downtown. Anybody…
Nurse explains why so many orthopaedic surgeries are postponed or cancelled in Kamloops, Kelowna
Thousands of residents in Kamloops and Kelowna are waiting for postponed orthopaedic surgeries, and many…
‘Baby bump’: Interior Health’s birthrate jumped by 9% in 2021
Stopping short of “baby boom,” Interior Health is calling last year’s birthrate increase a “baby…
Penticton psychiatrist attacked by patient loses case against IH
A Penticton-based psychiatrist who was badly beaten by a patient while being assessed in a…
Interior Health lagging behind Lower Mainland in the fight against Omicron
While COVID case counts are dropping in B.C. overall, they’re staying high in the Interior…
Interior Health closing rural ERs, rescheduling surgeries to cope with staff shortage
Interior Health says staff shortages due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is forcing the…
Interior Health and Penticton surgeon sued by patient
The patient of an alleged botched surgery at the Penticton Regional Hospital was not properly…
This small Interior community’s emergency department has temporarily closed
The community of Ashcroft is without its emergency department this weekend due to staffing challenges.…
Smaller communities leading the explosion of COVID cases in Interior Health
In the last week the number of COVID cases in the Interior Health region has…
Summerland health centre closing ‘temporarily’: Interior Health
The Summerland Health Centre Laboratory will be closed temporarily beginning on Nov. 16. Any patients…
Kamloops doctors sad to see colleagues leave positions over unvaccinated status
Interior Health has the highest percentage of unvaccinated healthcare workers among health authorities in the…
Interior Health rejects Penticton council’s request to restore funding to addictions counselling clinic
The CEO of Interior Health has rejected Penticton council’s request to restore funding to a…
COVID-19 incidence rates decline across Interior Health
The Interior Heath Authority has seen a decrease in COVID-19 rates compared to the previous…
Clearwater hospital’s emergency department closes temporarily due to ‘limited staffing availability’
The small community of Clearwater will go without its hospital's emergency department for much of…
COVID outbreaks persist at Interior Health’s long-term care facilities
Residents in long-term care facilities were among the first to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,…