Despite living with kidney disease and having needed life-sustaining hemodialysis treatments for the past eight years, Leno Benetton, who just turned 97, is living a full life as British Columbia’s oldest dialysis patient.
100 Mile House and area residents are advised that further temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile House District General Hospital have been extended due to travel impacts on medical staff.
New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp during this time. Emergency services are expected to resume as scheduled at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.
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Seniors in the south Okanagan will soon have access to more long-term care as Kaigo Senior Living, in partnership with the Province, breaks ground on a new long-term care home in Penticton.
Everyone experiences changes as they get older that can increase the risk of falls and fall-related injuries. Even when a fall doesn’t lead to injury or hospitalization, it can impact a person’s confidence and discourage them from doing the very things that can prevent falls.
The good news is there are small changes you can make to prevent falls that will help you remain active and independent as you age.
Jenna Young, improvement consultant for Falls and Injury Prevention at Interior Health (IH), reminds us that preventing falls takes teamwork.
Name: Dr. Roseann Larstone (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Corporate Director, Indigenous Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism Education
Length of Service: Five months
Worksite: Kelowna Community Health and Service Centre
Community: Vernon
Ancestral Territory: syilx
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.
The fourth annual Interior Region Indigenous Food Forum (IRIFF) took place Oct. 22–23, 2025 in the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Ktunaxa Nation in the community of ʔaq̓am. More than 80 participants came to the event, and together, enjoyed two days of storytelling, networking, learning and connecting.
Interior Health is making temporary changes to the South Similkameen Health Centre hours.
Starting Nov. 17, the Similkameen Health Centre will be open for emergency services on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. instead of its regular Monday to Saturday schedule.
This change follows discussions with current physicians to provide predictable health services to the public on set days and support physicians in providing primary care to their patients during periods when they are not providing emergency services at the centre.
