News Items tag as: Interior Health 2022

Flu shots are free and Interior Health would like you to get one
November 17, 2022 - 11:30 AM

Interior Health is reminding people it’s not too late to get a flu shot.
Merritt residents will be without an emergency room tonight
November 15, 2022 - 3:49 PM

The emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be shut down at 6 p.m. tonight, Nov. 15, until 8 a.m. tomorrow.
Kelowna neo-natal ICU at capacity with children sick with respiratory illnesses
November 14, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Flu season has yet to hit B.C. with the force it’s hammering Ontario and Quebec but Kelowna General Hospital has reached its capacity in its neo-natal intensive care unit.
Poisoned drug alert in Kamloops prompted by increase in overdoses
November 03, 2022 - 3:01 PM

Interior Health is warning drug users of a poisoned drug supply in the Kamloops area.
Interior Health warns of monkeypox 'scam' calls
October 18, 2022 - 9:06 AM

Interior Health is warning the public that robocalls claiming an exposure to monkeypox are, in fact, not from the health authority.
Clearwater emergency room closure extended into September
August 26, 2022 - 10:30 AM

The overnight closure of the emergency room in the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater has been extended until Sept. 3.
Interior Health's former chief medical health officer faces more child sex crime charges
August 25, 2022 - 1:38 PM

Interior Health's former chief medical health officer is now facing more charges related to sexually abusing children.
Emergency department closures continue in Clearwater, Oliver
August 19, 2022 - 11:21 AM

A small southern Interior community's emergency department will be closed overnight for the next week and another is faced without emergency room services for this weekend.
Two monkeypox cases confirmed in Interior Health region
August 12, 2022 - 2:50 PM

Two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the Interior Health region.
'Frustrating': Interior Health stonewalls victim after nurse snoops on her medical records
August 07, 2022 - 8:05 AM

A Kelowna woman who had her private medical records accessed by a nurse at Kelowna hospital says Interior Health failed in its duty of care.
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