Name: Marie May Zubot (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Manager, Clinical Operations, Long-Term Care
Length of Service: 5 years
Worksite: Poplar Ridge, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
Community: Trail / Kootenay Boundary
Ancestral Territory: Ktunaxa

Due to potential gaps in maternity department physician scheduling, Interior Health is advising expectant parents and families of potential changes to maternity services at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) over the summer, beginning July 26.

Anyone in labour should go to RIH to be assessed and emergency care for people in imminent labour or experiencing urgent complications will be available at RIH.

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. Wednesday, July 23 to 7 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Patients can access emergency care in Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

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

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.
 
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 20 to 8 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2025. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
 
All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet 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 7 p.m. Friday, July 18 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Patients can access emergency care in Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

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

New guidelines for emergency departments (EDs) for recognizing and supporting people at risk of suicide have already increased rates of suicide screening and are expected to save lives.

In 2020, suicide screening in EDs was added as a requirement by Accreditation Canada, a national organization that assesses health-care services and programs.

Summer’s here and that means backyard barbecues, picnics, beach days and campfire cookouts. 

But before you load up the cooler, there’s one thing to keep in mind: warmer temperatures can turn your feast into a fast-track to foodborne illness (food poisoning) if you’re not careful.

Bacteria grow and thrive in the heat, and food safety gets trickier when you’re cooking and eating outdoors. Common causes of foodborne illness include campylobacter, salmonella, E. coli, listeria and norovirus. 

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

Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15 to 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at the Penticton Regional Hospital in Penticton during this time.

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

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Monday, July 14 to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.