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International doctors set up shop in Ashcroft and Logan Lake
ASHCROFT – Four international doctors are settling in at their new rural locations in B.C.…
Interior Health providing more beds for mental health and substance abuse patients
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – By the end of this year, more support beds will be available for…
$31 million nursing school building next in line for Thompson Rivers University
KAMLOOPS – If the province is able to help fund it, Thompson Rivers University is…
TRU alum to share stories from the field
On Thursday January 18th, there will be a night of inspiring stories at Thompson Rivers…
How Sun Peaks’ new family practice is helping Kamloops residents
SUN PEAKS – Thousands of Kamloops residents have moved from a family doctor wait list…
Here’s how Kamloops’s new urgent primary care centre will work
KAMLOOPS – Accessible, same-day healthcare is hard to find in Kamloops if you don't have…
What Kamloops’s new family practice learning centre means to the city’s doctor shortage
KAMLOOPS – More patients without a family doctor in Kamloops will soon be connected with…
B.C. hospital workers’ union elects first woman as president
KAMLOOPS – The Hospital Employees' Union has named their new president and made history at…
Ashcroft emergency department to temporarily close overnight Sunday
ASHCROFT – The Ashcroft hospital's emergency department will be closed overnight this Sunday. Interior Health…
Overdose prevention site set for Vernon, but details vague
VERNON – Interior Health is bringing an overdose prevention site to Vernon, but the where,…
Canada wide anesthesiologist shortage behind Armstrong eye clinic’s possible move
ARMSTRONG – Supporters of the Armstrong eye clinic are adamant closing the facility is no…
Dementia villages wave of the future for long-term care in B.C.
KELOWNA – With Canada’s first long term care home dedicated strictly to dementia patients set…
Kamloops toddler suffering from kidney failure now ready for transplant
KAMLOOPS – A toddler suffering from kidney failure after being diagnosed with a rare syndrome…
‘It has changed my life’: Vernon woman’s surgery frees her from decades of pain
It was over 40 years ago that Rebecca Clements started living with pain. The Vernon…
Elevators down at Kamloops hospital, delays expected
Elevators at Royal Inland Hospital’s Clinical Services Building are out of service until the end…