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Interior Health 2023
Former Interior Health top doc going to prison for sex crimes against child
Interior Health's former top doctor will spend five-and-a-half years in prison for molesting a young…
‘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…
Interior Health temporarily shutters Penticton pizzeria
A Penticton pizzeria was ordered to close earlier this month because of public health concerns.…
High E. coli levels close Penticton beach on Okanagan Lake
A water quality advisory has been issued for a section Okanagan Lake beach in Penticton…
Former IH top doc paid $350,000 before going to jail for sex crimes
The criminally convicted former chief medical health officer earned one of the highest salaries of…
LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to…
Latest COVID vaccine ready to go into arms next week in Interior Health
Last fall, hospitals were overflowing with children suffering from respiratory diseases ranging from flu and…
Expectant moms may not be able to deliver at Vernon hospital due to OBGYN shortage
Some expecting mothers in Vernon may have to be relocated to other hospitals to deliver…
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency room shut down for the day
Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt is shutting down their emergency department for the day because…
Rats force closure of Princeton bakery
Interior Health inspectors believe it was flooding that drove rodents into a Princeton bakery. The…
iN VIDEO: ‘UNFATHOMABLE’: Elderly Kamloops woman shuffled aside at care home
Norma Matheson, at 87 and suffering from Alzheimer’s and cancer, is in the twilight years…
Mother takes IH to court, claims malpractice in Kelowna birth
An Australian resident is taking Interior Health to court, claiming a nursing student mistakenly gave…
Interior Health plans to reopen Kamloops complex care site after arson
A care home that tries to help the hardest people to house in Kamloops will…
Unvaccinated doctor denied return to work at Kamloops hospital
A former Kamloops doctor tried and failed in her bid to treat patients at Royal…
Interior Health rebuked again for failing to return eye surgeon to OR
Despite an order compelling Interior Health to return an eye surgeon to Kelowna operating rooms,…