Hospitals

Port McNeill Hospital. (Gazette file photo)

Primary health care `collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

ER closures on northern Vancouver Island called a symptom of larger problem

Port McNeill Hospital. (Gazette file photo)
Kelowna General Hospital. (Michael Rodriguez/Capital News)

New operating rooms at Kelowna General Hospital

KGH, Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops getting new rooms

Kelowna General Hospital. (Michael Rodriguez/Capital News)
Dr. Nordine, a Kelowna-based physician is no longer able to work at a local detox centre because of his failure to comply with the provincial vaccination mandate (Joshua Nordine/Facebook)

Campaign aims to get unvaxxed health care workers back in B.C. hospitals

‘Hire Back our Heroes’ campaigners says an entire career should not be tainted by one decision

Dr. Nordine, a Kelowna-based physician is no longer able to work at a local detox centre because of his failure to comply with the provincial vaccination mandate (Joshua Nordine/Facebook)
Physician shortage temporary closes Oliver hospital emergency. (File photo)

Lack of doctors closes Oliver hospital emergency

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency closed noon to 6 p.m. July 17

Physician shortage temporary closes Oliver hospital emergency. (File photo)
Group of members of the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’, B.C. Children’s Hospital staff, and the McKenzies’ a patient family joining together in front of the hospital (June 14). Provided by B.C. Children’s Hospital.

VIDEO: B.C. firefighters donate $1M for child burn survivors

$1 million from the B.C. Professional Fire Fighter’s Association improves child burn care treatment

Group of members of the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’, B.C. Children’s Hospital staff, and the McKenzies’ a patient family joining together in front of the hospital (June 14). Provided by B.C. Children’s Hospital.
Ken Barkman at Save-On-Foods in Garrison Crossing on June 5, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

78-year-old Ken Barkman of Chilliwack riding 3,000 kilometres for BC Children’s Hospital

Grandfather helping son and wife, who have adopted four high-risk babies

Ken Barkman at Save-On-Foods in Garrison Crossing on June 5, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Thirteen-year-old Madden Wicker-Vriend, seen here with his parents Eryn and Jesse on May 27, is on dialysis at home in Chilliwack and is looking for a living kidney donor. He’s holding his catheter and behind him is his dialysis machine. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

13-year-old B.C. boy on dialysis looking for kidney donor

Madden Wicker-Vriend has plethora of health issues, but this ‘crisis’ came as a surprise, says mom

Thirteen-year-old Madden Wicker-Vriend, seen here with his parents Eryn and Jesse on May 27, is on dialysis at home in Chilliwack and is looking for a living kidney donor. He’s holding his catheter and behind him is his dialysis machine. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Vernon Pure Country 105.7 FM radio hosts Jess Mattia (left) and Shane Loughran (right) sandwich Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation staff members and executive Bree Cawley (from left), Terri Manke, Judy Dangel, and Kate McBrearty during the Have a Heart Radiothon Thursday, May 26, at the Village Green Centre. The day-long event raised more than $83,000 for the women’s and children’s health services department at VJH. (Contributed)

Radiothon dials up dollars for Vernon hospital

Pure Country 105.7 Have a Heart Radiothon May 26 raises more than $83,000 for VJH

Vernon Pure Country 105.7 FM radio hosts Jess Mattia (left) and Shane Loughran (right) sandwich Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation staff members and executive Bree Cawley (from left), Terri Manke, Judy Dangel, and Kate McBrearty during the Have a Heart Radiothon Thursday, May 26, at the Village Green Centre. The day-long event raised more than $83,000 for the women’s and children’s health services department at VJH. (Contributed)
COSAR’s 33rd task of 2022 involved rescuing two men with various injuries after their all terrain vehicle flipped May 28, 2022 (COSAR)

COSAR rescues two men in Lake Country after all terrain vehicle flips

It was COSAR’s 33rd task of 2022

  • May 29, 2022
COSAR’s 33rd task of 2022 involved rescuing two men with various injuries after their all terrain vehicle flipped May 28, 2022 (COSAR)
Kelowna General Hospital. (Michael Rodriguez/Capital News)

COVID and more outbreaks at Vernon care facilities, Kelowna hospital

3 long-term care homes, plus KGH, dealing with at least one illness

Kelowna General Hospital. (Michael Rodriguez/Capital News)
Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake is the focus of a call for action by both TNG and Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

‘Lives are at stake’: TNG calls for independent investigation into Cariboo Memorial Hospital

‘We need more information on what is being done to fix the problems,” said Chief Joe Alphonse

Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake is the focus of a call for action by both TNG and Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Vernon’s Pure Country radio hosts Jess Mattia and Turner Gentry standing with a panda warmer (Contributed)

VJH Radiothon hits the airwaves May 26

Donations can be made online, by phone, or in-person

  • May 16, 2022
Vernon’s Pure Country radio hosts Jess Mattia and Turner Gentry standing with a panda warmer (Contributed)
Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu met with Anne and Pat from the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Auxillary, presenting them with a proclamation in honour of #healthcareauxiliaryday May 7, 2022. (Harwinder Sandhu)

Sandhu bestows ‘token of gratitude’ on Vernon hospital auxiliary volunteers

The Vernon-Monashee MLA offered VJH volunteers a proclamation to mark Healthcare Auxiliary Day

Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu met with Anne and Pat from the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Auxillary, presenting them with a proclamation in honour of #healthcareauxiliaryday May 7, 2022. (Harwinder Sandhu)
Kelowna General Hospital (File photo)

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital

The outbreak affects the rehab unit

  • Apr 17, 2022
Kelowna General Hospital (File photo)
A bronze sculpture by artist Marie Khouri was stolen from outside the B.C. Children’s Hospital on the night of April 3. (Courtesy B.C. Children’s Hospital)

Sculpture stolen from B.C. Children’s Hospital weeks after being donated

Bronze artwork went missing from outside the Oak Street entrance on April 3

A bronze sculpture by artist Marie Khouri was stolen from outside the B.C. Children’s Hospital on the night of April 3. (Courtesy B.C. Children’s Hospital)
Emergency department in Kelowna has not yet experienced a spike in cases. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times)

Number of COVID-19 patients not increasing at Kelowna General Hospital

Mask mandates were lifted across B.C. on March 11

Emergency department in Kelowna has not yet experienced a spike in cases. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times)
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, 2022. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

Poetic appreciation for Vernon healthcare

LETTER: Resident rhymes recent experience

Vernon Jubilee Hospital, 2022. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
Happy days are here again for mom Selina and daughter Sophia Taylor after Sophia’s quick recovery from a horrible ordeal. (Photo by Don Bodger)

‘Chasing deer and making friends: B.C. girl running around again after scary fall’

3-year-old Sophia back to being a kid again after 20-foot park fall on to concrete

Happy days are here again for mom Selina and daughter Sophia Taylor after Sophia’s quick recovery from a horrible ordeal. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Bella Kruize, 9, was diagnosed with a rare and serious seizure disorder when she was 18 months old. On Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, she’ll appear on Variety – the Children’s Charity’s 56th annual Show of Hearts Telethon airing on Global BC.

Coldstream child with rare seizure disorder featured in Show of Hearts telethon

Nine-year-old Bella’s home was destroyed in White Rock Lake wildfire

Bella Kruize, 9, was diagnosed with a rare and serious seizure disorder when she was 18 months old. On Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, she’ll appear on Variety – the Children’s Charity’s 56th annual Show of Hearts Telethon airing on Global BC.
North Okanagan resident Jen Kirkland (right) at a children’s hospital in Brasov, Romania, where she volunteered helping sick children in September 2021. (Submitted photo)

North Okanagan woman travelling to Romania to help children

Jen Kirkland is dedicated to caring for underprivileged children, no matter how far away they might be

North Okanagan resident Jen Kirkland (right) at a children’s hospital in Brasov, Romania, where she volunteered helping sick children in September 2021. (Submitted photo)