Interior Health
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,…
Not all restrictions for residents in Interior Health have been lifted
While the B.C. Vaccine Card is now being phased in and some restrictions have been…
13 active COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Interior care homes
There are 13 active COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes within the Interior Health region. There…
No immediate help coming from health minister to relieve COVID pressure at Kamloops, Kelowna hospitals
Health Minister Adrian Dix is doing nothing new to ease the extreme pressure on health-care…
COVID restrictions expanded throughout Interior Health region
Enhanced restrictions on mask wearing and gatherings imposed on the Central Okanagan on Aug. 6…
Interior Health has 16 times the number of COVID cases it had just six weeks ago
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region was 16 times higher…
Penticton council calls on Interior Health to restore funding to Pathways Addictions Resource Centre
It costs more money to employ two staffers at Interior Health than it did to…
Telephone town hall with Dr. Bonnie Henry this week to talk about vaccinations in Interior Health
An interactive telephone town hall meeting will be hosted by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie…
COVID-19 exposure at Tournament Capital swimming pool in Kamloops
There was a COVID-19 exposure at the Tournament Capital swimming pool in Kamloops over a…
Bars and nightclubs hardest hit by new COVID restrictions in the Central Okanagan
A number of new health orders are being imposed on the Central Okanagan as 56…
12th COVID-19 death at Kelowna long-term care home
While there have been no new cases of COVID-19 this month at a Kelowna care…
Much of Okanagan lagging behind province on vaccination front
Enderby has one of the lowest vaccination rates in B.C. with only 54 per cent…
UPDATE: Interior Health’s top doctor charged with sexual assault of a child
Interior Health’s top doctor was arrested today on sexual assault charges out of Alberta. Dr.…