RE: https://socialbc.ca/@kamloopsnews/117291859745743666
#MerrittBC is a city with a population of over 7000 people. If my count is correct this will be the 11th closure this year.
This is unacceptable. Who’s getting fired?
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Why the Interior and areas outside Metro Vancouver have higher drinking rates
A recent report from B.C.’s provincial health officer shows that residents of areas outside Metro Vancouver have drunk…
#Canada #Vancouver #alcoholconsumption #consumptionrates #Healthcarechallenges #Interiorhealth #lower-mainland #metrovancouver #ProvincialHealthOfficer #provincialreport #ruralareas #VancouverIsland
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/405628/ ‘It’ll save my life’: West Kelowna man desperate for brain surgery #Canada #Éire #Health #HealthCare #HealthCareSystem #Healthcare #IE #InteriorHealth #Ireland #Kelowna
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RE: https://kamloops.social/@local/116258868141054937
We’re still in the third month, for anyone keeping score.
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RE: https://kamloops.social/@local/115798969806238724
Everyone that had scheduled your emergencies for tonight will now have to reschedule them for tomorrow.
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Health care systems ‘dismantling’ in B.C.’s Interior amid physician resignations
Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C.’s health care system is facing growing pressure in the…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #CA #Canada #Health #InteriorHealth #Kamloops #Okanagan #Vernon
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“B.C. doctors pen letter in support of Kamloops OBGYNs as opposition MLAs press government on maternity crisis”
#BCNews #BCHealthCare #InteriorHealth #KamloopsBC
https://cfjctoday.com/2025/10/27/numerous-b-c-doctors-pen-letter-in-support-of-kamloops-obgyns-as-opposition-mlas-press-government-on-maternity-crisis/ -
“Interior Health (IH), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, is engaging with partners to better support overnight emergency care through a mix of virtual and on-site staffing, which is expected to enable more consistent access by reducing unplanned service interruptions. Engagement is underway with physicians, staff, Indigenous and local governments to better understand perspectives and integrate them into the planning for the pilots planned at community hospitals in Clearwater, Nakusp, Lillooet, and Princeton.”
#InteriorHealth #BCHealth
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Seeing a definite uptick in ER closures around the province lately. I wonder if there’s some kind of virus circulating?
“Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department
October 5, 2025”#BCHealth #InteriorHealth #OliverBC
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It’s crazy how this has become normalized now.
FYI #WilliamsLakeBC is a major population center in the #Cariboo region supporting around ~23,000 people.
#BCHealth #InteriorHealth #BCPoli
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Emergency room at 100 Mile House General Hospital closed today https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/03/17/emergency-room-at-100-mile-house-general-hospital-closed-today/ #100milehouse #interiorhealth #cityofpg
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“The CEO of #InteriorHealth says the health authority is seeing its staffing vacancy rate decline as it steps up efforts to avoid ER closures.” https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloops/533287/Interior-Health-CEO-says-tremendous-recruitment-efforts-being-made-to-avoid-temporary-ER-closures
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New urgent care clinic brings walk-ins back to Kamloops | https://infotel.ca/newsitem/new-urgent-care-clinic-brings-walk-ins-back-to-kamloops/it107297 “A new #InteriorHealth urgent and #PrimaryCare clinic in Kamloops is the second for the city, but it's the first in years to offer walk-in access to health care.
Although the new clinic isn't attached to the hospital, she said the services available at both will be the same with a team-based approach that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers and physiotherapists.”
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Temporary service interruption at Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department
November 22, 2024
#Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 to 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
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Temporary service interruption at Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department
#Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Starting 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital, 311 Columbia St, Kamloops.
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Temporary service interruption at Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department
November 15, 2024
#Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Starting 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 to 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital, 311 Columbia St, Kamloops.
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Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department
November 14, 2024#Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 12 p.m. (noon) to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 14. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
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Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department
November 5, 2024#Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to 11 p.m. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
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Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department
November 9, 2024
#Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
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Temporary service interruption at #Lillooet Hospital emergency department
November 7, 2024
Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8 to 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
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Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department
#Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.
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Temporary service interruption at Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department
October 31, 2024#Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Starting 7 a.m. Friday, November 1 to 8 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2024, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital, 311 Columbia St, Kamloops.
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“Temporary service interruption at Lillooet Hospital emergency department
October 30, 2024#Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre due to limited physician availability.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30 to 8 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
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“Temporary service interruption at 100 Mile District General Hospital emergency department
Emergency department services will be unavailable at the 100 Mile District General Hospital emergency room from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29 to 7 a.m. on Wednesday, October 30.
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Temporary service interruption at #Lillooet Hospital emergency department
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 27 to 8 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
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@tewha
I /finally/ received my invite and have a booking for Oct 28–a full year after my last booster. 🤦♂️No time slots were available within 50km of my home community, so seniors who don’t drive or folks without a car are basically SOL until at least the new year. 🫤
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Temporary service interruption at #Lillooet Hospital emergency department
Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre due to limited physician availability.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Monday, October 21 to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
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“Temporary service interruption at #Lillooet Hospital emergency department
Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Friday, October 18 to 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024.”
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https://www.radionl.com/2024/10/01/merritts-mayor-wants-more-info-from-ih-in-the-wake-of-another-extended-closure-of-the-er/
The Mayor of #Merritt says he’s looking for more information from #InteriorHealth in the wake of yet another extended closure of his community’s #EmergencyRoom this past weekend.
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‘Can’t take it anymore’: #InteriorHealth #ERclosures prompt call for internal audit #RuralHealth https://globalnews.ca/news/10651506/bc-hospital-emergency-room-closures-audit/ “Every day, residents in several B.C. communities wait with bated breath for four o’clock.
It’s the dreaded time when they learn whether their local emergency department will be temporarily closed, sometimes for days. (1/4)