News Items tag as: Interior Health 2024

Interior Health fined $274,000 after Penticton hospital staff exposed to illicit drugs
October 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The Interior Health Authority has been fined $274,000 after two workers fell ill after entering a room where a patient was using illicit drugs.
Kamloops daycare with hundreds on waitlist plans expansion
September 24, 2024 - 4:30 PM

A Kamloops daycare planning an expansion has a waitlist nearing 1,000.
Second primary health-care centre planned for Vernon in 2025 will cost $5M
August 23, 2024 - 12:35 PM

Premier David Eby came to Vernon today to announce his government plans to build and staff a second urgent and primary care centre in the city although there’s not location selected yet and it won’t be opening until the fall of 2025.
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
July 28, 2024 - 2:45 PM

A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of doctors after he was told to take Tylenol following a trip to the emergency department but ended up needing open heart surgery a week later.
Portion of one of Penticton’s busiest beaches closed due to E. coli
July 26, 2024 - 2:11 PM

A swimming advisory has been issued for almost half of one of Penticton’s busiest beaches.
Interior Health suing injured US motorcyclist for $700,000 unpaid medical bill
July 22, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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The Interior Health Authority is suing a U.S. citizen for $720,000 in unpaid health-care bills after he crashed his motorcycle in the Kootenays six years ago.
Wildfires bring smoky skies to Kamloops, Okanagan
July 18, 2024 - 12:14 PM

It's going to get smoky in Kamloops and the Okanagan thanks to wildfires burning in the province.
'Simply appalling:' Hospital appeal board slams Interior Health's treatment of Kelowna eye surgeon
July 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM

In a scathing critique of Interior Health, the BC Hospital Appeal Board has ordered the health authority to pay $20,000 to an eye surgeon saying that its treatment of the doctor was "simply appalling."
BC spending $187 million for new long-term care beds for in Kelowna
June 28, 2024 - 11:01 AM

The provincial government is spending more than $187 million for new long-term care beds at two different facilities in Kelowna.
Province covers $40M overrun on Kamloops hospital renovations
June 20, 2024 - 12:30 PM

The provincial government is covering a massive overrun in construction costs at Royal Inland Hospital after local officials shut the door on helping with the bill.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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