Interior Health Authority
Stay alert and watch for bats this May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As most of the province heads out to the woods for May long…
New Interior Health lab open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new lab has opened on the North Shore. The Interior Health Authority…
Two water advisories prompted by Shuswap fuel spills ended
SHUSWAP – A pair of recent water quality advisories have been rescinded for areas around…
Truck spills thousands of litres of gas and diesel near Shuswap River
SHUSWAP – After a truck spilt thousands of liters of gas and diesel near the…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Mobile overdose prevention unit hits the road in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The mobile unit promised by the Interior Health Authority to replace the fixed,…
No ER in Ashcroft on Easter Weekend
ASHCROFT – A lack of doctors have forced an Easter long weekend closure of the…
Street-level help for mental health and substance abuse in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new partnership between Kelowna RCMP and Interior Health will provide better help…
The Hamlets in Kamloops to add 48 residential care beds
KAMLOOPS – Residential care for seniors in Kamloops is getting a helping hand with the…
Kamloops’ newest primary care clinic opens
KAMLOOPS – A brand new primary care clinic opened today on the North Shore, and…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Overdose numbers stabilize in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Overdose numbers in Penticton and the South Okanagan have stabilized following a spike…
Water warning in Ashcroft area downgraded
KAMLOOPS – A health alert for the Ashcroft area has been downgraded. The Interior Health…
Vernon MRI announcement for 2018 has nothing to do with election 2017: MLA Foster
VERNON – If you thought the B.C. Liberals’ announcement this week about a new MRI…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Health officials consider stepping up overdose prevention services in Vernon, Penticton
VERNON – Rising overdose numbers have health officials plotting their next plan of attack against…
New patient tower moving forward at Royal Inland Hospital with $417 million budget
KAMLOOPS – It’s official, a $417 million patient care tower at the Royal Inland Hospital…