Interior Health’s board of directors has extended the appointment of an administrator to oversee the day-to-day operations of The Florentine.

Interior Health is monitoring wildfire activity and reminds the public to plan ahead for evacuation alerts, evacuations, and power loss.

People who attend Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) on Wednesday July 21 should be aware of some changes to access hospital services, as work continues to enhance care at the Trail hospital.

Interior Health is supporting additional care home evacuations due to wildfire activity in Thompson Cariboo region.

Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak on unit 6 South at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) over, and the unit has fully re-opened for admissions.

The emergency department at the Elkford Health Centre is closed July 19 to 23 due to limited staffing availability.

Interior Health is monitoring wildfire activity with the potential of triggering power loss throughout Interior region communities.

Interior Health has expanded its evacuation response due to the potential for fire-related impacts to health facilities and clients in Thompson Cariboo region.

Logan Lake and Ashcroft area residents are advised that non-emergency medical imaging services may be temporarily unavailable at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Centre and Logan Lake Health Centre in the months ahead due to limited technologist staffing.

Barriere and area residents are advised that non-emergency medical imaging services are temporarily unavailable at the Barriere Health Centre until further notice due to limited technologist staffing.