Name: Tineke Dineen (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Policy Specialist
Length of Service: 2 years
Throughout her health-care career, Interior Health (IH) Laboratory Services Program Director Joanne Isber has worked in both Canada and the U.S.
Joanne started her career as a medical lab technologist (MLT) in Ontario, then moved to Georgia where she spent 15 years working as a clinical lab scientist. In 2008, she returned to Canada and joined IH Laboratory Services as a manager and professional practice lead.
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Sage Thomas of Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc is making history in Kamloops as the only registered Indigenous midwife in British Columbia currently serving her home community.
As a newly graduated maternity care provider, Sage says she feels a real sense of accomplishment and is excited for what the future holds.
“I have found my passion,” she shares.
The Nelson Community Health Services Centre remains temporarily closed due to water damage that occurred in the afternoon of Dec. 30. Interior Health does not have a confirmed date for re-opening of the health services centre at this time.
Services provided at the centre are being reestablished at alternate locations, including unused space at the neighbouring Nelson Fairview Gardens, which was not impacted.
Name: Elizabeth Adolph
Job Title: Care Aide
Length of Service: 35+ Years
Worksite: Mountain View Lodge
Community: Lillooet
Ancestral Territory: Stat'imc
Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) is marking the completion of renovations to its Medical Imaging (MI) department, strengthening access to diagnostic services and improved patient care for people across the Interior.
100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile House District General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.
