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Interior Health Authority 2018
Kamloops RCMP, Interior Health plan to sign a new agreement for Car 40 program
KAMLOOPS – A mobile mental health unit initiated by Interior Health and Kamloops RCMP will…
New urgent primary care centre opening soon in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new urgent primary care and learning centre in Kamloops is getting ready…
Rash of assaults on staff prompt changes at Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA – A case of multiple assaults by a single patient on a number of…
VIDEO: Angus the C. difficile sniffing dog visits hospitals in Vernon, Kamloops
VERNON – Man’s best friend was working hard today at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Angus, a…
Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…
Interior Health Authority picks from within for new CEO
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority has gone internal for a replacement for outgoing CEO…
First signs of West Nile virus this season in B.C. found in Kootenays
It’s August and in southern B.C. that means West Nile season. The provincial Animal Health…
Smoke forces cancellation of another Okanagan sporting event
KELOWNA – Abnormally high particulate levels caused by forest fire smoke continue to take their…
Perpetual parking pinch part of Kelowna General Hospital land deal
KELOWNA – Don’t expect much neighbourhood opposition next week during a public hearing about a…
New Interior Health Authority research looking to improve healthcare for rural communities
For people living in a rural community, seeking health care services can come with challenges.…
Why simple connections could make a big difference for drug users in the Interior
KAMLOOPS – When overdose patients are brought to emergency rooms across the Interior, they're treated…
Kamloops urgent primary care centre expands services to help more patients
KAMLOOPS – The province's first urgent primary care centre is hoping to serve more patients who…
Residential treatment in the Interior has actually declined through the overdose crisis
“WE HAVE KIDS DYING. KIDS WE KNOW, THAT WE'VE HELD HERE, AND THEY'RE DYING BECAUSE…
Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season
The great purge is upon us once again, the annual influenza season that sickens and…
New report sheds light on who is dying in opioid crisis
A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service dives into much more detail about drug…