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More than 6,000 Kamloops residents remain on primary care waitlist
KAMLOOPS – With thousands of Kamloops residents still waiting for a family doctor, it looks…
‘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…
ER at Ashcroft hospital closed overnight
ASHCROFT – The emergency room at the Ashcroft Hospital and Health Centre will be closed…
Expedited access to a specialist now available at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS – A new outpatient clinic at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops should get you…
Construction phase completed on Penticton hospital tower
PENTICTON – A major milestone in the Penticton Regional Hospital expansion took place earlier this…
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…
More paramedics, ambulances needed in Thompson-Okanagan
Despite the recent addition of 46 full-time equivalent paramedics, more work still needs to be…
North Okanagan massage therapist barred from breast examinations
An Enderby massage therapist has been fined $3,000 and barred from conducting breast examination services…
Massive donation gives Kelowna General what’s needed to become full-service heart centre
By the fall of 2020, Kelowna General Hospital will have a fully operational advanced heart…
Shane Koyczan narrates fundraising video for Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
Penticton-based spoken word artist Shane Koyczan narrates a new video for the Kelowna General Hospital…
New urgent heath care centre opens in Kelowna
The Interior’s third Urgent and Primary Care Centre opened in the Capri Centre Mall in…
Dozens of violations found at Summerland senior’s home
In the last couple of years about a dozen complaints were filed and many more…
‘I felt trapped’: Shuswap father on why he took his children’s mother to court over vaccinations
Devin Blais never thought he'd have to take his former partner and the mother of…
Interior Health intervenes after series of problems at Summerland Seniors Village
After ongoing problems with its site leadership, care planning, staff education and training, Summerland Seniors…
Owners of three B.C. Interior seniors homes being sued as part of class action lawsuit
Retirement Concepts, the owner of three seniors care facilities in the B.C. Interior, is the…