News Items tag as: Interior Health Authority 2022

Flooding at Kamloops hospital squeezes appointments
December 29, 2022 - 3:04 PM

A burst water line is delaying X-ray and CT scan appointments at Royal Inland Hospital.
Merritt's emergency room hit with overnight closure
December 19, 2022 - 4:22 PM

Limited physician availability has forced the closure of the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt overnight tonight.
Interior Health doesn't have enough nurses to operate the healthcare clinic in Ashcroft today
December 18, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Ashcroft residents will have to go to the hospital in Kamloops if they need healthcare today.
Interior Health defends its work in Southern Interior shelters
December 17, 2022 - 1:00 PM

Interior Health is already at the table and doing everything it needs to support homeless shelters in Kamloops and the Okanagan, says the executive director of clinical operations for the Thompson-Cariboo region.
Big boost to RCMP mental health response teams in Kelowna, Kamloops
December 01, 2022 - 2:21 PM

After years of lobbying, Interior Health is adding four nurses to RCMP teams dealing with mental health calls in Kamloops and Kelowna.
Drug users in Kelowna and Vernon should be extra careful this week
November 30, 2022 - 12:33 PM

High concentrations of benzos and fentanyl have been found in recent samples of down, and Interior Health is putting users in Kelowna and Vernon on alert.
Home support workers thrown into turmoil after scheduling changes by Interior Health
November 30, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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A dramatic change to scheduling has dismayed dozens, if not hundreds, of home care support workers throughout the Interior Health region.
Why COVID precautions may make a flu shot more important this year
November 18, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Diligence during the COVID pandemic the past few years kept seasonal flu at bay but that's also a reason you might need a flu shot this year.
Interior Health making rape kits more accessible, but where?
November 11, 2022 - 4:28 PM

When a young Merritt woman was raped by a close friend two years ago, she did everything she was supposed to do: She told a friend who took her to the local hospital within hours of the sexual assault.
Nursing shortages getting worse in Kamloops, Okanagan hospitals
November 09, 2022 - 6:00 PM

While staff shortages in Kamloops and Kelowna hospitals got lots of headlines last summer and promises from Interior Health to make things better, they’ve only gotten worse.
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iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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