Name: Kaitlyn Poggemoeller (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Pharmacy Professional Practice Leader
Length of Service: 7.5 years
Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc

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

The Pediatrics team at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) is delighted to welcome Dr. Avi Kopstick, a pediatrician and fellowship-trained pediatric critical care specialist who is now practising in the Interior after years in the United States.

His clinical focus is matched by a deeply personal connection to pediatrics, one rooted in formative childhood experiences that have shaped not only his career path, but his commitment to supporting children and families during their most vulnerable moments.

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 Saturday, March 14, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at 100 Mile House District General Hospital.

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

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

Emergency services will be unavailable from 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 to 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during these times.

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

Since arriving in late 2025 at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), a robot nicknamed Vinni is already making a difference in the lives of patients.

Vinni is KGH’s and Interior Health’s (IH) first surgical robot. Known as robotic-assisted surgery—or RAS for short—the technology allows surgeons to operate on patients with greater precision in tighter spaces, while reducing complications, pain and blood loss.

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. Saturday, March 7 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Patients can access emergency care in Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
 
All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

A new phase in British Columbia’s approach to mental health crisis response began on February 25 in the Southeast District, as RCMP detachments in Golden, Columbia Valley, Elk Valley Regional, Creston, Kimberley, and Cranbrook adopted HealthIM in collaboration with Interior Health (IH). The system enhances real-time risk assessment and strengthens coordination with Interior Health emergency departments.