News Items tag as: Interior Health Authority 2019

Interior Health issues drug alert in Salmon Arm for extremely toxic opioids
December 18, 2019 - 2:54 PM

Interior Health Authority has issued a drug alert for the Salmon Arm area.
Boil water notice issued in West Kelowna
December 17, 2019 - 1:27 PM

Residents using the Lakeview water system in West Kelowna have been issued a boil water notice after a mechanical failure at the 45-year-old chlorination facility at Rose Valley Reservoir.
UPDATE: Phone lines working again at Kelowna General
November 29, 2019 - 12:16 PM

The phone lines at the Kelowna General Hospital and Brookhaven Extended Care in West Kelowna are back up and running.
MRI wait times lag provincial average in three out of four of the region's hospitals
November 29, 2019 - 6:30 AM

If you’re anxiously awaiting a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam, at any of the four major hospitals in Kamloops and the Okanagan, you’ll find the wait much shorter in Vernon than in Penticton, where wait times are currently almost three times as long.
Vaccination record checking starting in B.C. Interior schools
November 13, 2019 - 2:15 PM

Parents of school-age children in the Interior Health region may want to look into their immunization records in the days and weeks ahead.
Lead in your water? Why you'll have to test it yourself to be sure
November 06, 2019 - 6:00 AM

If a recent investigation that found unacceptable amounts of lead in drinking water and a lack of standardized testing across the country has you worried about what's coming out of your taps, we broke down water testing and lead contamination risks in the B.C. Interior.
Pharmacies in Okanagan, Kamloops increasingly the venue of choice for flu shots
October 23, 2019 - 3:44 PM

The influenza season is upon us and Interior Health is advising one of the best ways to protect yourself is to get the flu shot.
Looking to get rid of wrinkles? Interior Health issues warning about needle-free filler treatments
September 10, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - People wanting to get rid of wrinkles with hyaluronic acid fillers are being warned by the Interior Health Authority to be cautious.
Phase two of Penticton Regional Hospital tower project gets underway this month
September 05, 2019 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - Phase two of the David E. Kampe Tower project begins this month at Penticton Regional Hospital as renovations to the emergency department get underway.
Swimming advisory lifted at Kelowna beach
August 30, 2019 - 10:33 AM

KELOWNA - Less than a day after imposing a swimming advisory at Kelowna’s Rotary Beach, Interior Health lifted it today, Aug. 30.
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