Primary care network coming to East Kootenay
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People living in the East Kootenays will have better access to primary health care with the creation and implementation of a primary care network in the region.
Improving primary care in Central Interior
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Government is transforming everyday health care for people living in the Central Interior rural region by establishing a primary care network, which will bring additional resources and strengthened support to the region.
Improving primary care in Central Okanagan
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Government is transforming everyday health care for people living in the Central Okanagan by establishing three primary care networks, which will bring additional resources and strengthened support to the region.
Interior Health declares Okanagan Correctional Centre related outbreak over
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Interior Health (IH) has declared the outbreak related to the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) over.
Online booking of lab appointments launched in Nelson
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Beginning Sept. 14, local residents enrolled in MyHealthPortal will be able to book Kootenay Lake Hospital Outpatient Laboratory appointments online.
The power of stories
2 minutes
Dr. Carol Ward believes in the power of stories. In fact, stories are a vital tool in her work to help patients navigate their complex mental health challenges at Hillside Centre, a mental health facility in Kamloops that accepts patients from across Interior Health and the province.
Smoky skies from Western U.S. fires reach into IH communities
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Wildfires burning in the Western United States are causing higher than normal smoke pollution in many areas of Interior Health.
Possible COVID-19 exposure at Hotel Zed in Kelowna
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Interior Health is advising several individuals who attended a private party at Hotel Zed in the early hours of Sept. 7 that they may have been exposed to COVID-19.
We Are IH: Carly Coyle
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We Are IH is a new recognition campaign to spotlight our people in a real way – through pictures and stories that allow their authenticity to shine through! Each month, four Interior Health employees or medical staff will be featured through our News@IH website and our weekly In the Loop Roundup email newsletter.
Urgent and primary care centre coming soon to West Kelowna
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More people in West Kelowna and surrounding communities will have increased access to better, improved health care, with a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) opening in November 2020 at 2484 Main St.