Unattached pregnant patients in the Kamloops area can now access the Midwifery Antenatal Care Clinic in Royal Inland Hospital to receive ongoing care before birth. 

The clinic receives referrals from family doctors, nurse practitioners, midwives and the Kamloops Urgent Primary Care and Learning Centre (UPCLC). Patients who have had their initial appointments at the Kamloops UPCLC are automatically added to the referral list. 

For as long as she can remember, Kimberly Whidden has been cycling on urban and city roads.

“When my sister and I were growing up in Victoria in the 1970s, our parents would take us from Esquimalt to Beacon Hill Park along some pretty busy routes. I don’t think bike lanes were even a thing then,” recalls the Interior Health communications consultant.

Today, Kimberly lives in Penticton, and uses her bike for getting around town, recreation and fitness.

Carl Meadows is a name synonymous with Pride season at Interior Health (IH), having contributed greatly to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community both at IH and within the wider Okanagan community. As Carl’s retirement draws near, and to mark his last Pride Month with IH, we wanted to send him off in style. Read on for our interview to celebrate his career and efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

When it comes to stroke, minutes can save lives and loved ones.

“Our goal in working together to prevent and treat stroke is really to give people back those essential moments. This is not only walking again, talking again, and eating again, as we used to focus on for a ‘good’ outcome. These moments are dancing, laughing, traveling, holding hands on an evening walk, and all those things that make life a good life,” says Dr. Aleksander Tkach, Interior Health's Stroke Services Medical Director.

Salmon Arm and area residents are advised lab services at the Shuswap Outpatient Collection Lab at #2 - 2770 10 Ave NE, Salmon Arm will be unavailable from June 5-9, 2023 to allow for a safe and smooth transition into a new space.

David Mackie has suffered two major concussions in his football career. He says he’s lucky they haven’t ended his career in the Canadian Football League, but it’s something that weighs heavily on his mind.

“It’s something we’re always cognizant about for player safety and it’s not only going to affect your current career but also your life down the road,” noted the Canadian fullback for the B.C. Lions.

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

Name: Kathleen (Katie) Keegan (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Perinatal Social Worker, Primary Care Network
Years of Service: 6 
Worksite: Rutland Health Centre  
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory:  Syilx Nation

People in Kamloops and throughout the Thompson-Cariboo region are one step closer to having a new cancer centre at the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH).

"Today's announcement of the concept plan approval for the new cancer care centre demonstrates our government's commitment to deliver world-class cancer care closer to home for residents in Kamloops," said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. "The new cancer centre will deliver access to modern, high-quality comprehensive cancer-care services for patients in their fast-growing community where it is needed."