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.
With decades of experience rooted in compassion and commitment to children’s health, Dr. Jeff Wong is carving a strong path for pediatric care at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) as the new head of the Pediatric Department.
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 Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.
With the holiday season here, many of us will be gathering to celebrate with family and friends. Celebrations often include food and sometimes alcohol.
While enjoying wine, beer and spirits can be a pleasurable part of holiday celebrations, drinking too much can have harmful consequences, both short and long-term.
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 Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.
Name: Niomi Wright (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Care Aide
Length of Service: 18 years
Worksite: Mountain View Lodge
Community: Lillooet
Ancestral Territory: St’at’imc
The holidays are a time for celebration, connection and making memories—not collisions.
While many of us know the risks of drinking and driving, cannabis can also impair your ability to drive safely. One in four cannabis users admit to driving within four hours of consuming, even though THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, can affect you for six hours or longer.
A new program is helping patients like Tim Goode, who spent eight long months at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) after having a brain tumour removed in February.
Following the surgery, Tim made it home for only a day before returning to KGH by ambulance and being diagnosed with meningitis. This resulted in a few mini strokes, which caused weakness in his left side and required extensive rehab.
“I was right back in the hospital again for several weeks,” he notes.
Starting this week, patients visiting four Interior Health (IH) emergency departments (EDs) may receive care from a physician working virtually. This is part of IH LINK-ED (Local Integrated Network for Emergency Departments), a new virtual care pilot designed to modernize emergency care services for rural communities.
