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

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Keremeos and area residents are advised of a temporary change to outpatient laboratory hours at the South Similkameen Health Centre beginning Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 due to limited staffing availability.

The South Similkameen Health Centre will be offering blood collection services on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., closed from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. Limited walk-in service is available.

Name: Chris Foley (he/him/his)
Job Title: Workplace Health & Safety Advisor
Years of Service: 20
Worksite: Commerce Court
Community: Penticton
Ancestral Territory: Syilx

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Immunization and vaccines are important throughout your life. Vaccines are products that produce immunity to a specific disease. Immunization (or vaccination) protects people from disease by introducing a vaccine into the body that triggers an immune response.

New Denver and area residents are advised the emergency department at the Slocan Community Health Centre will not be open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2022.

The emergency department will resume regular hours on Sept. 18. Patients can access care at the Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97 1^st Ave. NE Nakusp.

People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 9-1-1 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility.  

New Denver and area residents are advised the emergency department at the Slocan Community Health Centre will not be open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2022.

The emergency department will resume regular hours on Sept. 18. Patients can access care at the Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97 1^st Ave. NE Nakusp.

People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 9-1-1 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility. 

There’s little I love more than cruising down a sweet single track on my mountain bike. Add my dog and some pals into the mix and you have a recipe for my perfect day! Even though I’m a confident rider and have the skills and experience to tackle most of what the trails throw at me, things can still go sideways, and unfortunately brain injury is a real risk of the sport I love.

Name: Brandy Martin (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Central Functions Rehabilitation Assistant
Years of Service: 25
Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Community: Vernon
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Advice to live by: You have to have a work-life balance.

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Province of British Columbia announced a holiday for all provincial public-sector employees in recognition of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Interior Health intends to proceed with all scheduled patient care services, programs and appointments taking place on Sept. 19, 2022, including: