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Lillooet residents advised of mid-week closure of hospital's emergency department
LILLOOET - People living in the Lillooet area are being warned that the emergency department at the Lillooet Hospital will be briefly closed starting tomorrow. In a release, Interior Health (IH) says ...
Jul 26, 2022
Clearwater ER to temporarily close overnight
CLEARWATER - Clearwater area residents are being advised of another overnight emergency department closure at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Interior Health says the department will 'go on diversion'...
Jul 26, 2022
'Health care where and when you need it is not a reality in B.C.'; HAWC call for new model in Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS - It's a story that has become all too common in the region. A public outcry following yet another closure of a small town emergency department.It's not Merritt or Clearwater this time, but A...
Aaron Schulze Jul 26, 2022
Interior Health updates Kamloops council on hospital recruiting efforts
KAMLOOPS - The head of clinical operations for Interior Health (IH) North visited Kamloops city council Tuesday (July 19) to give an update on their recruitment strategies.Diane Shendruk, VP Clinical ...
Aaron Schulze Jul 19, 2022
Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District asked to fund 40 per cent of two $1 million projects at Quesnel hospital
QUESNEL, B.C. - Northern Health made a formal request for funding for the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District's (CCRHD) portion of two projects at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel.Duri...
Jul 15, 2022
Clearwater emergency department to close Thursday night
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed Thursday (July 7) night.In a news release from Interior Health, the department will be closed...
James Peters Jul 07, 2022
Interior Health is "gearing up to be prepared" for a surge in COVID-19 cases later this year
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 4), BC Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province was preparing for a possible third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which could hit this fall. As a result, Dix s...
Aaron Schulze Jul 05, 2022
Merritt emergency department to close for 24 hours starting Monday
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health says the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed for 24 hours.In a news release, Interior Health says the temporary closure from 8 a.m....
Jul 04, 2022
Third annual Stop, Drop and Donate hospice fundraiser set for Saturday at Cascades Casino
KAMLOOPS - Each year, families from throughout the region experience the comfort of the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home, when they have a loved one in need of palliative care. The pandemic ha...
Jun 23, 2022
Wrap-around cancer supports in Kamloops boosted with addition of InspireHealth services
KAMLOOPS - This week, Kamloops residents got a better idea of what cancer supports are available to them, with the introduction of InspireHealth. The non-profit offers services from supportive care ph...
Jun 21, 2022
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