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Interior Health Authority 2022
Another closure of Clearwater Emergency Room tomorrow
For the fifth time since June, patients in Clearwater won’t be able to count on…
Interior Health calling in travel nurses to staff Kamloops hospital
The new Gaglardi Tower is open at Royal Inland Hospital after years of construction, but…
No ambulance or ER available for Ashcroft senior who had heart attack and died
An Ashcroft resident living at a seniors care home within a block of both the…
Interior Health warns about dangerous uncut fentanyl in South Okanagan
A batch of stronger than usual fentanyl is making the rounds in the South Okanagan…
Former Kamloops eye surgeon suing Interior Health after surgeries moved to Kelowna
A Kelowna ophthalmologist is suing Interior Health after it transferred its eye surgery from Kamloops…
Health-care workers offered free chairlift rides at Big White resort
Big White Ski Resort is saying thank you to health-care workers by offering free chairlift…
Staffing shortage twice as bad at Kamloops hospital versus Kelowna
New data from the Interior Health Authority shows just how serious the staff shortages are…
Emergency room closed in Clearwater until next week
Clearwater residents have no local emergency room service overnight for the next week. Interior Health…
Staffing shortage forces overnight closure at Oliver emergency room
South Okanagan residents will have to head to Penticton for emergencies as the Oliver emergency…
IH chief medical health officer was on paid leave after sexual assault charges
Interior Health didn't fire its former chief medical health officer when he was charged with…
Lack of nurses means early closure of Keremeos ER
Emergency department patients in the Keremeos area will be diverted to Penticton on Monday as…
Kelowna edges out Kamloops for first complex care homes in B.C. Interior
Even though Kamloops seemed a shoe-in the get the first complex care housing in the…
Salmon Arm hospital partially closed after fire
People suffered from smoke inhalation from a fire at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon…
Detox? Interior Health is trying to get you more help sooner
Politicians have been calling for more detox and rehab facilities in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Nursing shortages getting worse in Kamloops, Okanagan hospitals
While staff shortages in Kamloops and Kelowna hospitals got lots of headlines last summer and…