News Items tag as: Interior Health crisis

Interior Health closes Merritt's ER again
March 13, 2023 - 9:21 AM

The emergency room at the hospital in Merritt is closed again, this time for just over 24 hours.
Suspect charged in assault on health-care worker at Kamloops ER
February 15, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A man is facing three criminal charges after a health-care worker was assaulted in Royal Inland Hospital's emergency department last week.
Emergency room at Merritt's hospital closing, again
February 07, 2023 - 4:41 PM

The emergency room at the hospital in Merritt will be closed tomorrow.
Emergency room at Merritt's hospital closed: Interior Health
January 16, 2023 - 10:50 AM

The emergency department at Merritt's hospital will be closed for almost 24 hours because of a lack of doctors.
Hospitals in Interior Health region well over capacity
January 11, 2023 - 4:30 PM

Following the Christmas holiday season, occupancy at hospitals in the Interior Health region have been at 115% to 117% of capacity.
Another South Okanagan emergency room will be closed Christmas Eve
December 23, 2022 - 2:00 PM

The emergency department in Oliver will be closed throughout the night on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning due to staffing shortages.
Staff shortages closing Keremeos ER on Christmas Eve
December 23, 2022 - 12:14 PM

The Keremeos emergency department will be close all day on Christmas Eve.
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.
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.
Penticton couple offer $1,000 'bribe' for family physician amid doctor shortage
November 25, 2022 - 6:00 AM

A Penticton couple is offering $1,000 to any family physician or nurse practitioner who will take them on as patients.
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