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Home support workers thrown into turmoil after scheduling changes by Interior Health
A dramatic change to scheduling has dismayed dozens, if not hundreds, of home care support…
Hospitals in Interior Health region well over capacity
Following the Christmas holiday season, occupancy at hospitals in the Interior Health region have been…
Bills adding up for Kelowna international student beaten in suspected racist attack
Despite assurances that he would not be charged for emergency room services, Gagandeep Singh, has…
Nursing program at Okanagan College coming to an end
Health-care training is expanding in Kelowna but it means nursing students will have to shift…
$30M for two MRI machines at Kelowna General Hospital
Two new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are coming to Kelowna General Hospital. One will…
Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing
A new study shows that the vast majority of residents in supportive housing complexes are…
B.C. nurse suspended for not cooperating with regulator
A B.C. nurse who failed to cooperate with the regulator while under investigation has been…
‘Not OK’: Kamloops, Okanagan home support workers at high risk of assault
WorkSafeBC doesn’t rank occupations according to risk, but when it comes to workers being assaulted…
BC’s rural emergency room crisis
The province’s emergency rooms are in crisis. ERs across the Lower Mainland have made the…
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of…
New mobile health clinic brings primary care to Kamloops’ homeless population
A new mobile health care unit started rolling around Kamloops this week bringing much-needed primary…
Interior’s biggest hospital also one of the best in Canada
KELOWNA – Being ranked the 23rd best hospital in Canada may not sound like something…
‘I am terrified’: Vernon woman days away from running out of life-changing drug
VERNON – Time is running out for Melissa Verleg. The Vernon woman, who suffers from…
New doctor to ease the squeeze in North Okanagan community
ENDERBY – Enderby’s newest resident is an especially welcome addition to the community — a…
There are a few reasons behind the Vernon family doctors’ shortage, and they’re nothing new
VERNON – One of the founding members of a closing Vernon walk-in clinic says physicians…
One less walk-in clinic in Vernon as Gartree announces closure
VERNON – Another walk-in clinic is closing its doors in Vernon. The Gartree Medical Clinic…
YEAR IN REVIEW: How public health made headlines across the Thompson-Okanagan this year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – From the difficulties of finding a family doctor in the Thompson-Okanagan to tainted…
Armstrong Bargain Bin donations hit million dollar mark
ARMSTRONG – The Bargain Bin in Armstrong may be a place for thrifty shoppers, but…
Shortage of ultrasound techs having an impact at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
VERNON – A province-wide shortage of ultrasound technologists is being felt in Vernon. An ultrasound…
Senior’s advocate calls for change after missing Salmon Arm man found dead
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The person in charge of looking out for seniors across the province believes…
Enhanced health services coming to rural Interior Health communities
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A program offering paramedicine to rural residents around the province is expanding to…
Why a Vernon doctor will help patients with their marijuana
"I'VE HAD PEOPLE WITH STAGE FOUR CANCER SAYING 'I'VE GOT TO BUY IT ON THE…
Expect to feel the squeeze as walk-in clinics close or cut back hours in Vernon
VERNON - Dwindling access to walk-in clinics in Vernon will lead to longer line-ups, and more people travelling outside their communities to see a doctor, says a Kelowna advocate for walk-ins. While the community is still absorbing the impending closure of the Vernon Family Doctor’s Walk-In Clinic, another blow came this week with news that...
Strain for medical care grows as Vernon walk-in clinic reduces to half-days
VERNON - Access to medical care continues to shrink in Vernon. Shortly after it was learned the Vernon Family Doctor’s Walk-In Clinic is closing down permanently, news has come that another walk-in clinic has drastically cut its hours. The Gartree Medical Clinic in the Vernon Square Mall has reduced its hours to 8 a.m. to...