Seventeen East Kootenay residents were lost to toxic drugs in 2022, among the 2,272 lives lost in the province, the BC Coroners Service reported today…
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Road-checks planned to limit non-essential travel
The provincial government announced today it has authorized site-specific road checks on travel corridors between regions to help enforce the non-essential travel restrictions that were…
Regional zone travel restrictions enacted to May 25
The B.C. government this morning introduced travel restrictions that limit non-essential travel in the province as a means to limit the spread of COVID-19. On…
B.C. health authorities accept report findings
Letter to the Editor On behalf of all B.C. health authorities, we accept the ‘In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health…
Additional guidelines for silviculture operators, employees
B.C.’s provincial health officer (PHO) has released an order for industrial camps and guidelines to protect people working in the silviculture sector during the COVID-19…
Framework aims to help Indigenous and remote communities
A new collaborative framework will help ensure people living in rural, remote and Indigenous communities in B.C. have access to critical health care they can…
EKRH designated a primary COVID-19 facility
94 cases now in Interior Health Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have today (March 30) the following…
Prenatal education program texts in
Pregnancy is an exciting, but busy time. Between the reading list of pregnancy books and the seemingly endless parenting blogs, sifting through information to find…
Outstanding wildfire response from staff, communities
Letter to the Editor This summer, Interior Health is on the front lines of an emergency that continues to prove how far people will go…
IH celebrates 10th anniversary of telehealth
Every day, patients across Interior Health access medical care without ever having to travel to meet with their specialists. This time-saving service is made possible…