
Scheduled surgeries resume at Royal Inland Hospital after two-month pause
KAMLOOPS — After a two-month delay, non-urgent, scheduled surgeries are resuming at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops this week.
Health Minister Adrian Dix announced the resumption during a weekly COVID-19 news conference Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 5).
Surgeries were put on hold at RIH in early August, with surgeons pointing to a staffing crisis caused by burnout and an influx of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients taking up hospital resources.
Surgeons who spoke to CFJC Today told us the hospital was over capacity, even with the wildfire season and COVID-19 pandemic not factored in.