Interior Health Board appoints new president & CEO
Interior Health has announced it has appointed Sylvia Weir as president and CEO of Interior Health (IH), effective immediately, firming up her role that she assumed in June.
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Susan Brown, Interior Health CEO announces retirement
Susan Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Interior Health has informed the Board of Directors of her decision to retire by the end of 2025.
Oliver housing for healthcare workers gets Ministry nod
Housing for healthcare professionals in Oliver has made an incremental but important step forward following meetings between the Oliver delegation and the Ministry of Health during the recent Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver.
200 more long-term care beds for South Okanagan
The number of long-term care beds in the South Okanagan will get a boost with the announcement of a new long-term care (LTC) residence with 200 beds.
New payment scheme should curb emergency closures
With Interior Health issuing no less than five notifications of temporary closure of the emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) in barely one week, local residents may well be wondering what happened to the much touted funding commitment to help stabilize the physician shortage at the hospital.
New MoU promotes clearer cooperation with Interior Health
A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Interior Health and the seven Interior regional hospital districts will help usher in a new era of mutual respect according to Martin Johansen, Chair of the Okanagan Similkameen Regional Hospital District.
PRH oncology clinic gets $22M expansion
Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) is getting a $22 million expansion to its oncology clinic ahead of an expected increase in cancer incidence over the next 20 years.
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Toxic drug alert texts now available in Interior
A new text-based health alert system has been launched across the Interior Health region in response to the ongoing toxic drug emergency. Drug alerts play an important role in empowering people who use drugs to do so more safely.
Omicron sparks global concern as vax for children begins
With Canada’s first two known cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern (VOC) identified in Ottawa, B.C.’s health authorities say there is no evidence this new variant has been introduced into the province.
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