Nelson ophthalmology – outreach clinics will start July 15
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Interior Health is pleased to confirm that outreach ophthalmology clinic services at Kootenay Lake Hospital will start on July 15, 2020.
Interior Health issues COVID-19 order for Oliver farm
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Interior Health’s Medical Health Officer has issued an order for the Krazy Cherry Fruit Co. in Oliver due to two positive COVID-19 cases associated with this farm.
Interior getting 495 new long-term care beds
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The Province and Interior Health are helping to meet the needs of the growing seniors' population with the largest one-time increase in long-term care beds in the region in over 15 years.
Interior Health COVID-19 update
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Further testing of individuals who gathered at various Kelowna locations between June 25 and July 6 has allowed Interior Health to identify additional locations in Kelowna where individuals may have been exposed to COVID-19.
Update on COVID-19 exposures in recent Kelowna gatherings
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Contact tracing and further investigation of current COVID-19 cases has allowed Interior Health to identify two specific locations in Kelowna where individuals may recently have been exposed to COVID-19.
UBC medical students support patients in self-isolation
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Volunteers offer non-medical follow-up help and advice
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing in the emergency department at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) was primarily reserved for those patients needing hospitalization to treat their disease.
Media statement on behalf of all B.C. health authorities: Allegations of systemic racism against Indigenous People in B.C. hospitals
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We were recently made aware of a report of an unacceptable, racist practice that may be occurring in emergency departments in B.C.
End the stigma: Shane’s story
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Fifty-year-old Shane is an active volunteer, a former hockey player and a trivia buff.
Like many couples, he and his wife Joanne often tease each other.
“She doesn’t have a volume switch. I’ve been trying to find it for years,” he says of Joanne, who is so soft-spoken you need to lean in close to hear her.
“I didn’t come with a volume switch. Or a return policy,” Joanne quietly quips back.
Drinking water precautions during and after flooding
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In areas throughout the Interior region, river levels have been high due to snowmelt and rainfall. The River Forecast Centre continues to monitor conditions. Part of being prepared includes being aware of water safety following local flooding.
Alcohol’s steady rise during the pandemic
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We live in a society that not only normalizes alcohol use, but seems to endorse it. “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere,” after all.
Alcohol consumption has been steadily increasing over the years, and according to the University of Victoria alcohol monitoring project, people living in the Interior Health region have the highest rate of alcohol consumption in the province.