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Interior Health isn’t yet on board with expanding mental health teams with RCMP
The City of Kelowna’s call on Interior Health to expand a program that uses RCMP…
Interior Health suing 2 Salmon Arm pharmacists alleging they colluded in cash for drugs scheme
Interior Health is taking court action against two Salmon Arm pharmacists which it alleges colluded…
More than a third of backlogged elective surgeries completed in Interior Health, up to two-year wait for others
For those who had elective surgeries postponed due to COVID-19, they may have to wait…
New overdose prevention app available in Interior Health region
The Provincial Health Services Authority has launched a new app aimed at preventing those who…
Interior Health gives the OK for gyms and fitness centres to reopen May 19
The Interior Health Authority has announced that gyms and fitness centres will reopen next week.…
COVID-19 outbreak at West Kelowna nursery declared over
The 63 Mexican workers who have been in isolation at Bylands Nurseries in West Kelowna…
B.C. dentists, physiotherapists will have to figure out social distancing to resume practice: IH
When pandemic restrictions are lifted, health care providers like dentists and physiotherapists will have to…
Kamloops getting its own medical health officer
Kamloops is finally getting its own medical health officer within Interior Health, after the position…
Doulas welcomed back into hospitals following Interior Health policy change
Interior Health changed its COVID-19 hospital visitor policy earlier this month in order to allow…
Is there a bed for you if you get really sick with COVID-19 in the Okanagan or Kamloops?
With the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 still climbing, Interior Health is doing its…
Interior Health clarifies: Should pet groomers still be open?
B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has made it very clear that hair, nail…
B.C. hospitals to collect and sterilize disposable masks for possible re-use
Healthcare facilities across B.C. have begun collecting disposable masks in an effort to have an…
Interior Health confirms hospitals dealing with thefts of masks, hand sanitizer, and more
Healthcare facilities across the Interior have seen a spate of thefts of critical supplies from…
Coronavirus could be influencing Interior Health flu season stats
The COVID-19 novel coronavirus is capturing headlines both locally and around the world and knowledge…
Drug warning issued around Cranbrook drug supply
Interior Health Authority has issued a drug warning after reports of multiple overdoses with severe…
Inspection reports suggest why Summerland Seniors Village is now being run by Interior Health
While there have been dozens of rule violations at Summerland Seniors Village over the last…
Overdose prevention: Interior Health providing take-home drug testing strips
Drug users in the Interior Health region have a new tool to help them make…
New drug checking technology available in Penticton
Interior Health has a new resource available today in Penticton to help people check the…
Interior Health issues drug and overdose alert for Penticton
Interior Health is alerting Penticton and South Okanagan drug users to check their drugs after…
Interior Health issues Kamloops drug alert for fentanyl-laced crystal meth
Two samples of crystal meth sold in Kamloops have tested positive for fentanyl, prompting a…
Interior Health issues alert in Kamloops for extremely toxic fentanyl
Interior Health Authority has issued a drug alert in Kamloops for highly toxic fentanyl. Interior…
UPDATE: Phone lines working again at Kelowna General
The phone lines at the Kelowna General Hospital and Brookhaven Extended Care in West Kelowna…
Lead in your water? Why you’ll have to test it yourself to be sure
If a recent investigation that found unacceptable amounts of lead in drinking water and a…
Penticton councillors looking for options for controlling needle distribution
The City of Penticton can try writing bylaws to restrict and control needles handed out…