People living in the interior region will soon benefit from a new Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation (the Centre) that is being established in partnership with Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation. This centre is becoming a reality today with a commitment from The Jim Pattison Foundation of $5 million to the KGH Foundation.

New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre due to limited nursing availability. 

Emergency services will be unavailable Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97 - 1st Ave NE, Nakusp.

New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre due to limited nursing availability. 

Emergency services will be unavailable Monday, Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97 - 1st Ave NE, Nakusp.

Name: Julianna Duplessis
Job Title: Sonographer
Years of Service: 8
Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: “God does not give us more than we can handle.”

Julianna Duplessis loves her job as a diagnostic medical sonographer at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH). 

From canning and preservation, to learning about medicinal tea from Secwépemc Elders and the importance of climate change, Indigenous leaders from within Interior Health and First Nation communities came together for important conversations at this year’s Interior Region Indigenous Food Forum at the Arbour in Tk’emlups te Secwépemc in September.

Interior Region Indigenous Food Forum 2023: Summary Report

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 4 p.m. Friday, Oct 20 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

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

Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital due to limited physician availability.

From 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20 to 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, emergency department services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

During this time, all other inpatient services will continue as normal at Nicola Valley Hospital.

When you walk into a hospital, you may be accustomed to seeing hand sanitizer and medical masks at the entrances.

But did you know a lot more that happens behind the scenes to keep our health-care facilities safe from viruses like COVID-19 and norovirus, and harmful bacteria that causes infections like c. difficile?

Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital due to limited nursing staffing availability.

From 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 to 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, emergency department services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

During this time, all other inpatient services will continue as normal at Nicola Valley Hospital.

Interior Health is asking young artists to share their thoughts and experience in Interior Health’s second tobacco and vaping poster contest for a chance to win $150.

Young people are the experts when it comes to understanding why youth use tobacco and vape, and how smoking/tobacco and vaping impacts them and their friends, family, school and community – it’s important to hear their voices and views.

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