UPDATE: Interior Health has secured physician coverage tonight (Friday, Jan. 2, 2026) for the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital. Emergency services will re-open at 8 p.m. on Friday.

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

The Nelson Community Health Services Centre is temporarily closed due to water damage that occurred in the afternoon of Dec. 30. Interior Health appreciates the response of the Nelson Fire and Rescue Services, who supported our staff to safely evacuate and reduce further damage to the facility.

Nelson Fairview Gardens (long-term care) was not directly impacted by this incident.

UPDATE: Emergency services will be unavailable until 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28.

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

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

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. on Wednesday, Dec. 24 to 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

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, Dec. 22, 2025. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

In the five years since the In Plain Sight (IPS) report was released, Interior Health (IH) has made strides toward being a culturally safe organization and improving the care it provides to Indigenous Peoples.

Name: Angela Biddlecombe (she/her/hers) 

Interior Health continues to work with partners to stabilize existing services and design a future model of maternity care for Kamloops and the surrounding region. Together we provide the following update:

Patients requiring immediate care:

This is part three in our three-part series that explores food literacy in schools in the Interior Health region.

The Souper Meals lunch program not only inspires students to try new foods and connect with each other over a meal but benefits our local food systems as well.