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RIH patients may be transferred in urgent response to weekend staffing shortages
While an urgent call for workers from throughout Interior Health has brought some “encouraging response,”…
Kamloops mother, baby sent to Kelowna after closure of pediatric ward at Royal Inland Hospital
A Kamloops mother and her three-week-old baby were transported to Kelowna General Hospital from Royal…
Kamloops hospital’s pediatrics, obstetrics unit temporarily closes due to staff calling in sick
After a number of sick calls yesterday, Royal Inland Hospital’s pediatrics and obstetrics unit was…
Vernon residents dealing with long wait-times, line-ups for blood work
A Vernon councillor is frustrated for seniors and those with health issues who were standing…
Access to healthcare in Kamloops a barrier to potential new residents
Kamloops residents are perhaps not the only ones concerned about the state of healthcare in…
Interior emergency department temporarily closes due to staffing issues
Clearwater's emergency department is once again closed due to staffing challenges. "Clearwater and area residents…
Two ambulances staffed for Kamloops tonight
It's not only a shortage of nurses and doctors affecting healthcare in Kamloops. It appears…
Nearly 50,000 sign petition pleading for more family doctors in B.C.
A petition urging the province take action and attract more doctors to B.C. is gathering…
Small, rural communities left short when paramedics head to Kamloops
When the B.C. Ambulance Service needs to call out for paramedics for cities like Kamloops,…
Clearwater ER will be closed yet again this weekend
The emergency department at Clearwater's hospital is closing again this weekend due to staffing issues.…
B.C. nurse suspended for posting videos while working in care home
A B.C. nurse has been suspended for 10 weeks for posting videos on social media…
B.C. nurse gave wrong dose of morphine, then lied about it
A B.C. nurse that gave a patient the wrong amount of morphine and then doctored…
B.C. prison nurse faces hearing for alleged ‘romantic’ relationship with inmate
A B.C. nurse is alleged to have had a relationship with an inmate while working…
UPDATE: Merritt hospital reopens after evacuation
Merritt's hospital reopened this afternoon after being evacuated due to a suspected gas leak. "Air…
Family sues doctors, Interior Health alleging negligence after Okanagan man dies
The family of an Oliver man who died of cancer two months after his diagnosis…