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.
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 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at 100 Mile District General Hospital.
Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Friday, June 26 until 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Years before she applied to Interior Health (IH), Chinenye Uwakwe - known as Phina to her friends - was visiting Canada with her family when her wonderful trip took an unexpected turn. A family friend’s child became ill and needed immediate medical attention.
Suddenly finding herself in a Vancouver emergency room, Phina watched how the nurses expertly navigated the situation, caring for both the child and the worried family.
Name: Tracy Mooney (she/her)
Job Title: Lead, Strategy & Accountability, Indigenous Partnerships
Length of Service: 21
Worksite: Remote
Community: West Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: syilx Okanagan
Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 23 to 7 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.
This is part three in a three-part series exploring the connection between housing and health in the Interior Health region.
Homelessness is a challenge facing communities throughout British Columbia. Increasing numbers of people are living outdoors both in urban centres and in rural areas on private, municipal, provincial and federal government lands.
Oliver and area residents are advised that emergency services will be available at South Okanagan General Hospital on June 22 as staff coverage has been secured.
A public service announcement (PSA) was issued earlier at 4 p.m. announcing a service interruption because of limited staffing availability. This PSA has been rescinded.
