This Earth Day, we celebrate our incredible staff and medical professionals who have been taking action to advance environmental initiatives across Interior Health (IH). Together, they’re leading us to create a health-care future that’s sustainable for decades to come.

To celebrate Earth Day this year, we created a video to showcase some of our sustainability highlights from the past year.

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

Spring is here and warmer weather means more people will be spending time outdoors in tall grass or wooded areas. This can also mean an increased chance of getting tick bites.

Ticks are small bugs that bite and feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes transmit disease. Fortunately, there are precautions people can take to prevent illnesses that may be transmitted from tick bites.

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

Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 to 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Patients can access emergency care in Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.

None of us knows what the future holds. But we can plan for it.

Advance care planning is for everyone! It’s about thinking ahead, talking with those closest to you, and sharing what matters most—before a health crisis happens.

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15 to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time. 

All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.  

Patients across Interior Health (IH) will soon benefit from less invasive surgery as Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) introduces leading-edge Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) technology for minimally invasive surgery. Laparoscopic tools will be connected to a surgeon-controlled robot, providing three-dimensional (3D) visualization and enhanced range of motion and control. 

UPDATE: Lillooet and area residents are advised that Interior Health has secured staffing coverage for tonight at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. The emergency department is open effective immediately.

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.

Derrick Zabotel estimates he’s lost more than 80 family members and friends due to the opioid crisis.

“I have a stack of obituaries this big,” he gestures with his hands. "Grief is one of the hardest things to deal with in life…because you just get over the passing away of a relative or a friend…then you don't even have the time to grieve for that person and there's already another one who's passing away. So it's affected me deeply."

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to the emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 to 8 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time. 

All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.