Temporary service interruption at Lillooet Hospital emergency department

1 minute

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 23 to 8 a.m. Sunday, May 24, 2026. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.

Keeping people safe with new mental health screening tool for police in Interior Health

5 minutes

RCMP detachments in the Interior now have access to HealthIM

Summary
  • HealthIM launched in the Boundary, Okanagan and West Kootenay regions on April 29, 2026, with the Thompson and Shuswap regions expected to launch on Wednesday, May 27, 2026
  • This evidence-based, risk-screening tool supports police response with mental-health-related calls
  • Overall, HealthIM outcomes have been positive: 46% decrease in apprehensions, 39% reduction in hospital wait times, and 37% increase in hospital admission rates.

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How speech-language therapy opened doors for IH director

4 minutes

Written by Julie Davenport, director of Interior Health's Early Childhood Development program

My journey with speech language pathology started as a small child living in Alberta.

My early life was a curious and happy one; I loved going to the library to find a new mystery or another book on Florence Nightingale. Reading brought me so much joy, I could understand and appreciate the words found on the pages but when I tried to speak all the phrases I had absorbed, I often found myself unable to pull all the words together. 

Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department

1 minute

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Monday, May 18 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Temporary service interruption at 100 Mile District General Hospital emergency department

1 minute

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 to 7 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.