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Interior Health Authority 2022
Smaller communities leading the explosion of COVID cases in Interior Health
In the last week the number of COVID cases in the Interior Health region has…
iN VIDEO: This Penticton doctor took new approach to treat people with alcohol use disorder
The late Penticton physician Dr. Jeff Harries took a different approach in helping treat patients…
COVID outbreaks declared in three more care homes in Interior Health
COVID outbreaks have been declared at three more long-term care facilities in the Interior Health…
Interior Health closing rural ERs, rescheduling surgeries to cope with staff shortage
Interior Health says staff shortages due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is forcing the…
Patient says more transparency needed after Kamloops hospital department closures
A woman who lives in a rural community near Kamloops has been left feeling frustrated…
‘Falling through the cracks’: City councillor looks for answers on Kelowna’s street entrenched population
Interior Health has greatly increased its staff and resources to help some of the most…
Home support for Kamloops, Okanagan seniors ‘a zoo’ with new scheduling system: Senior
Home support services offered by the Interior Health Authority are designed to keep seniors safely…
West Kelowna gym still holds business licence despite closure order
Interior Health ordered Iron Energy Gym to close last week, but it still holds a…
Hundreds of Interior Health patients waiting for surgeries to be rescheduled
In less than a month, between Jan. 17 to Feb. 11, Interior Health has postponed…
Interior Health taking notorious West Kelowna gym to court
Iron Energy Gym continues to defy public health orders despite closure orders and fines, so…
Time has come to move beyond Housing First model for homeless people in Interior Health
While the province’s drive in the last few years to build supportive housing to help…
Kamloops permanent supervised drug consumption site in early stages
Interior Health is planning a permanent supervised drug consumption site in Kamloops. The health authority…
Interior Health granted injunction to enforce closure order for West Kelowna gym
Interior Health's attempts to have a judge reinforce its closure order against a gym in…
Interior Health keeping close eye on West Kelowna gym shut down by court injunction
Interior Health is keeping a close eye on a controversial West Kelowna gym that's been…
Discipline hearing planned for Lytton doctor who promoted ‘COVID misinformation’
A family doctor in Lytton is expected to appear at a discipline hearing for his…