Interior Health delivers nearly 800K immunization doses in 2023
The released figure of 784,980 comes during National Immunization Awareness Week, which runs April 22-30.
Health
Apr 23
Interior Health to resume wellness checks during hot weather
Interior Health says it will resume it wellness check program for vulnerable individuals who don't have access to indoor cooling during the summer.
Health
Apr 20
South Okanagan General Hospital ER to close Monday evening due to doctor shortage
Emergency services at the ER in Oliver will be closed from 7 p.m. on Monday to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Interior Health said in a press release, Interior Health said in a press release.
Health
May 20
Suspected drug use at Penticton hospital sickens employees: Interior Health
“While substance use is suspected, we are still investigating,” Interior Health told Global News of the April 7 incident in Penticton.
Health
Apr 10
BC Nurses Union members rally for better working conditions in Merritt, B.C.
The union alleges that Interior Health has ignored renewed calls for increased security on site on top of ongoing staffing shortages.
Health
Apr 18
Telus outage impacts critical phone services across the Okanagan
A Telus outage triggered a code grey at multiple Interior Health (IH) locations including at the Penticton Regional Hospital.
Health
Mar 22
Interior Health seeking former employees after police discover large data breach
Interior Health says former employees who worked there from 2003-09 should contact them to see if their personal information was contained in a document found by police.
Canada
Mar 7
Interior Health reviewing policies after double-code evening at Kelowna General Hospital
On the evening of Feb. 28, a code orange was issued for multiple victims needing care. Then a code grey was issued after the computer system went down.
Canada
Mar 7
District of Lake Country issues boil-water notice
“The District of Lake Country and Interior Health recommend that all customers in the affected area drink boiled water or a safe alternative,” reads the warning.
Health
Mar 12
Flood damage forces temporary closure of Salmon Arm blood lab
According to Interior Health, the facility will be closed Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5, to allow crews to continue repair and restoration work.
Health
Mar 4
Kelowna senior desperate for spot in care home after being denied
With no success in finding a nurse at a care home trained in Wagner's equipment, she turned to hospice, but even that has no guarantee if there's no bed available.
Health
Apr 27
Emergency department in Oliver to undergo 19-hour closure
Interior Health announced the latest closure on Friday afternoon, just after 3 p.m., and that it’s due to limited physician availability.
Health
Mar 1
‘Interest is crazy over the top’: Kamloops nursing program celebrates successful first year
The 15 available seats for the nurse practitioner program were quickly snapped up and hundreds of people are on a waiting list.
Health
May 11
Kelowna Mission MLA Renee Merrifield won’t run again
Kelowna Mission MLA Renee Merrifield is stepping down, opening up a historically reliable seat for the BC United Party ahead of this year's provincial election.
Canada
May 16
Crown seeks prison time for Kelowna freedom rally organizer
David Lindsay's court date brought in its usual contingent of supporters, keen on expressing their affection the well-established vexatious litigant.
Crime
Apr 12
New Kelowna, B.C. complex-care housing units to support mental health, addictions
An empty lot on Pacific Avenue in Kelowna, B.C., will soon be home to 20 complex-care and 20 supportive housing units.
Health
Apr 15
Free monthly Naloxone kit training offered in Vernon, B.C.
Since the province declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency in on April 14, 2016, over 14,000 deaths have been recorded as a result.
Canada
Apr 21
Sentencing hearing for Kelowna ‘freedom rally’ protester to resume in summer
David Lindsay's sentencing for an Aug. 21, 2021 assault began Friday, but as has been the case throughout the long and winding trial, it didn't come to a swift conclusion.
Crime
Apr 15
South Okanagan General Hospital to undergo another temporary emergency department closure
The closure will begin Thursday evening (March 28) at 8 p.m., and end Friday morning (March 29) at 7 a.m.
Health
Mar 28
‘Racism at the hospital is still happening’: B.C. First Nation
A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system persists despite efforts by the government and industry to combat the problem.
Health
Mar 13