News Items tag as: Okanagan Similkameen health care

Kelowna medical clinic’s paid memberships could be a ‘legal grey zone’
October 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Canadian healthcare advocacy group is warning patients that a Kelowna medical clinic offering paid memberships may be in a legal grey zone.
Temporary emergency room closure in Oliver overnight
March 24, 2024 - 2:30 PM

The emergency room at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver is going to be closed overnight.
Family donates $34,000 to Penticton's new oncology clinic
February 15, 2024 - 1:08 PM

The Schellenberg family has made a $34,000 donation to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation that was ten years in the making.
iN VIDEO: Residents drive by Kelowna hospital with signs to show support for health workers
March 25, 2020 - 11:45 AM

People around the world are finding ways to show their support for front-line health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and Kelowna has officially joined ranks.
New provincial health care funding could take bite out of South Okanagan doctor shortage
April 29, 2019 - 4:18 PM

PENTICTON - The province's recent announcement of funding for up to 22 new health care providers in the South Okanagan and Similkameen is good news for those struggling to find a family doctor.
More doctors, nurses coming to South Okanagan
April 12, 2019 - 11:40 AM

PENTICTON - A new primary care network is being created in the South Okanagan Similkameen to improve resident’s access to primary health care.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

Kelowna medical clinic’s paid memberships could be a ‘legal grey zone’