Tudor Village Laboratory, located at 1315 Summit Drive, Unit 3 in Kamloops is temporarily closed and lab services are unavailable due to water damage repair and restoration. Interior Health is working to repair the damage as soon as possible and will provide additional updates to the community on when the lab will re-open.
Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. Sunday, July 26 to 8 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Interior Health (IH) is responding to the potential for fire-related impacts to health facilities and clients in the community of Kimberley.
As a precautionary measure, IH is relocating 53 residents from the Kimberley Special Care Home to alternate locations away from the affected area.
Interior Health is contacting families directly with updates. Families will be informed of their loved one’s temporary location, and updates provided once all relocations have been completed.
Name: Babatunde Ibigbami (he/him)
Job Title: Family physician
Length of Service: 1 year
Worksite: East Kootenay Regional Hospital
Community: Cranbrook
Ancestral Territory: Ktunaxa
Interior Health is advising 100 Mile House and area residents of upcoming temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable during the following dates:
The 75th episode of the Interior Health podcast Interior Voices launched recently, focusing on celebrating the podcast's storied history. The podcast is an Indigenous health and wellness series exploring the intersection of health and culture in the workplace, everyday lives and patient care.
With wildfires burning in different areas of the Interior Health (IH) region, our wildfire response focuses on acting early to protect seniors and other vulnerable residents before conditions deteriorate.
Williams Lake and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Patients can access care at 100 Mile District General Hospital in 100 Mile House during this time.
Clearwater and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable effective immediately until 7 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
Merritt and area residents are advised that emergency services will be available at Nicola Valley Hospital from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, July 19, 2026 as staff coverage has been secured.
A public service announcement (PSA) was issued this morning announcing the service interruption from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. This PSA has now been rescinded.
