Keremeos and area residents are advised of a temporary change to the emergency department hours at the South Similkameen Health Centre due to limited physician availability.
Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable immediately until 11 p.m. on Aug. 2, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at Nicola Valley Hospital.
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Interior Health is advising 100 Mile House and area residents of upcoming temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable during the following dates:
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.
Tudor Village Laboratory, located at 1315 Summit Drive, Unit 3 in Kamloops is temporarily closed and lab services are unavailable due to water damage repair and restoration. Interior Health is working to repair the damage as soon as possible and will provide additional updates to the community on when the lab will re-open.
Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. Sunday, July 26 to 8 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Interior Health (IH) is responding to the potential for fire-related impacts to health facilities and clients in the community of Kimberley.
As a precautionary measure, IH is relocating 53 residents from the Kimberley Special Care Home to alternate locations away from the affected area.
Interior Health is contacting families directly with updates. Families will be informed of their loved one’s temporary location, and updates provided once all relocations have been completed.
Name: Babatunde Ibigbami (he/him)
Job Title: Family physician
Length of Service: 1 year
Worksite: East Kootenay Regional Hospital
Community: Cranbrook
Ancestral Territory: Ktunaxa
