When Erin’s teenage son Sam hurt his wrist at the skatepark, it didn’t seem that serious at first. However, by the evening his wrist was very swollen and painful. Erin started second-guessing her initial assessment and felt they should have her son’s injury checked.  

When a family doctor or walk-in clinic isn’t available, or if it’s after hours or the weekend, we often turn to hospital emergency departments for help. 

To help people in crisis and to free up police resources to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now operational in Penticton.

The new Mobile Integrated Crisis Response (MICR) team is staffed with Interior Health (IH) mental health professionals and RCMP officers to help people in crisis who need appropriate health-care services when police have been called. 

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital due to limited physician availabilit

Welcome to the Meet Your Recruiter series, where we bring you closer to the dedicated professionals behind Interior Health's recruitment team. In this series, you'll have the opportunity to get to know the recruiters who play a vital role in attracting and selecting talented individuals to join our dynamic health-care team.

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

Caring for someone with dementia can spark a range of emotions – and these will change over time. Everyone’s dementia journey is different: some people will live long and fulfilling lives at home. Others may decline quickly and will need specialized care in the community. 

Name: Jenna Hunter (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Interim Regional Knowledge Coordinator/Internationally Educated Nurses – Clinical Education
Years of Service: 18
Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Community: Vernon 
Ancestral Territory: Syilx Nation

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 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

Name: Marie Vajda (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Administrative Services Manager
Years of Service: 6
Worksite: Penticton Health Centre  
Community: South Okanagan 
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: “Don't stress. Take it one email, one request and one day at a time.” And “sorry—my crystal ball is broken!”

A period of significantly colder weather will begin to affect the province from Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 to Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. It is expected that we will see temperatures plummeting to well below average with the coldest air lingering over Central & Northern B.C. There will be a combination of cold, snow and wind-chill.