Hundreds of overdoses treated at Vernon hospital; RIH significantly fewer

Nov 22, 2017 | 3:31 PM

VERNON, B.C. — It’s been a busy year for drug overdoses in Vernon.

Statistics from Interior Health show 303 have been reported to the agency by Vernon Jubilee Hospital or paramedics to the end of October.

That’s second only in Interior Health to the 341 reported by Kelowna General Hospital.

Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has had 174, and Penticton Regional Hospital has seen 171.