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Chase cancer survivor asks province for help in midst of doctor shortage
Some Chase residents are lobbying the provincial government for more doctors or nurse practitioners this…
Shortage of maternity care in Kamloops takes toll on expecting mothers
It took a couple of weeks, stress and tears before a first-time pregnant mother in…
Where have all the Okanagan and Kamloops Christmas tree farms gone?
A combination of poor weather conditions, changing business plans and competition from the United States…
Kamloops, Okanagan small business owners burning out from labour shortage
The co-owner of a busy, long established neighbourhood corner store in Kamloops is exhausted from…
Emergency room at Merritt’s hospital closed: Interior Health
The emergency department at Merritt's hospital will be closed for almost 24 hours because of…
Penticton couple offer $1,000 ‘bribe’ for family physician amid doctor shortage
A Penticton couple is offering $1,000 to any family physician or nurse practitioner who will…
City staff suggesting quickening admin processes to address Kamloops family doctor shortage
City staff are suggesting on providing tax exemptions and ways to allow family clinics to…
No ambulance or ER available for Ashcroft senior who had heart attack and died
An Ashcroft resident living at a seniors care home within a block of both the…
Interior Health calling in travel nurses to staff Kamloops hospital
The new Gaglardi Tower is open at Royal Inland Hospital after years of construction, but…
Merritt emergency department closed for 24 hours
The Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department in Merritt is closed today because of a lack…
Why some gas stations in Okanagan, Kamloops are running out of fuel
Some Esso and Mobile gas stations have run short of fuel at their pumps in…
Interior emergency department closes during weekend
A small Interior emergency department has shut down again this weekend due to staffing issues.…
Kamloops family still hoping for family doctor after eight years
A shortage of doctors is a growing problem throughout the province and is now reaching…
Interior Health calling out-of-town healthcare staff to help at Kamloops hospital
A nurse in Kamloops received a surprising email from the vice-president of clinical operations for…
X-ray techs at Kamloops hospital ‘don’t have time’ to fill out error reports
Earlier this week an imaging technologist at Royal Inland Hospital said the wrong patients are…
Kamloops woman among almost a million people in B.C. without a family doctor
A Kamloops woman who found herself without a family doctor after hers left the practice…
Imaging department at Kamloops hospital also understaffed
An X-ray technologist at Royal Inland Hospital said the medical imaging department is falling apart…
Kamloops pet owners may be forced to drive to Kelowna in emergencies
If you're a pet owner in Kamloops, you may now have to take your animal…
Patients observe chaos inside the emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital
Kamloops resident Susan Shaw took her husband to the emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital…
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…
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…
B.C. turkey farmers struggling to get birds to Kamloops, Okanagan for Christmas
Christmas dinner may look a little different this year for families in Kamloops and the…
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan pilot flies to Castlegar to grab essentials for local food banks
Families who count on the food banks in Oliver and Osoyoos won’t be without milk…
Christmas Lego shortage? Small Interior toy stores say they’re being left brickless
Independent toy stores across the Interior are reporting a shortage in Lego with their orders…