News Items tag as: Interior Health Authority

New technology slowing nurses down at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
December 13, 2021 - 6:00 AM

While short-staffing and a pandemic is enough to drag down the quality of healthcare at Royal Inland Hospital, some nurses there say a new computer system is making it far worse.
Ten new COVID-19 deaths reported in Interior Health region
December 29, 2020 - 4:56 PM

COVID-19 deaths in the Interior Health region continued to climb since Christmas Eve.
More than 2,200 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. over past five days
December 29, 2020 - 3:43 PM

There have been 2,206 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past five days, according to B.C’s top doctor.
Kamloops McDonald's employee tests positive for COVID-19
November 09, 2020 - 4:20 PM

A Kamloops McDonald's employee has tested positive for COVID-19.
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Patient Care Tower construction site in Kamloops
November 06, 2020 - 3:25 PM

Interior Health has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at the construction site at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
Workers at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops test positive for COVID-19
November 03, 2020 - 10:51 AM

A group of workers at Royal Inland Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19.
Interior Health urging you to get a flu shot this year
October 19, 2020 - 4:31 PM

Flu season has almost arrived and given this year’s pandemic, health officials are saying it’s more important than ever to get your seasonal shot.
Interior Health issues drug check alert for Kamloops
September 25, 2020 - 5:04 PM

A drug checking alert has been issued for Kamloops by Interior Health today, Sept. 25.
Hundreds of long term care beds headed to the Okanagan and Kamloops next year
July 13, 2020 - 11:10 AM

The province is planning to provide 420 new long term care beds in the Okanagan and Kamloops next year, B.C.'s Minister of Health Adrian Dix said today, July 13.
Speaking up for long term care residents almost cost this woman her home
July 04, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Dianna Green has spent the last 14 years living in the Joseph Creek Care Village in Cranbrook. She often speaks out for better care for herself and others.
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All hands were on deck to catch this little boat on its river escape in Kamloops
An empty pedal boat could be seen floating down the North Thompson River this past weekend all the way from the Dunes area in Westsyde to the sandbar near McArthur Island Park. The little boat got loose from its tether on a riverfront

'Unique terroir': B.C. wine labels will now recognize smaller growing regions in Okanagan
To better define the characteristics that distinguish Okanagan wines from one another, six new areas in the valley will soon be highlighted on bottles of B.C. wine. The new labels will highlight Lake Country, two parts of the Kelowna area a

Connecticut bus driver says he didn't know his gummy snacks included THC
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A commercial bus driver has been charged with 38 counts of reckless endangerment after blacking out behind the steering wheel while snacking on gummies he says he didn’t know were infused with THC. Jinhu

Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb 'party house' fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as a short-term rental and come to an out-of-court settlement for $15,000. According to the City of Vernon, the property on Sun Peaks Drive had receiv

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