A new memorandum of understanding between Interior Health (IH) and the seven Interior regional hospital districts (RHDs) will strengthen existing partnerships dedicated to improving care for people in the Interior.
Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital due to limited physician availability.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, November 23. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital.
You can’t see it, taste it or smell it, but radon gas is found everywhere in Canada. Caused by the natural breakdown of uranium in soil and rocks, radon dissipates outdoors but builds up indoors – in homes, workplaces, schools and leisure spaces.
People in Rutland will see increased access to team-based health care with a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) and a community health centre (CHC).
Name: Nicole Fournier (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Health care assistant
Years of Service: 11
Worksite: Three Links Manor
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Live, laugh, love.
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.
People in Trail are benefiting from better access to care, thanks to the completion of the pharmacy and ambulatory care project at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH).
When a health-care professional sees a patient at an Interior Health hospital, it’s important both for the health-care professional to have access to key patient information and for the patient to feel heard and seen. Interior Health has piloted mobile, modern technology at the South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) to achieve just that.
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug advisory.
