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An administrator has been appointed by Interior Health’s Board of Directors to manage the day-to-day long-term care operations of Summerland Seniors Village.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, issued a joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in British Columbia.

People in the Interior Health (IH) region have another tool to make safer choices about drug use.

Residents are advised that due to unexpected limited staffing availability for the Elkford Health Centre, the emergency department in Elkford will be closed January 27, 2020.

Elevators at Royal Inland Hospital’s Clinical Services Building (CSB) are up and running, with repairs completed as of Friday night.

Elevators at Royal Inland Hospital’s Clinical Services Building are out of service until approximately Jan. 31 due to an unexpected equipment failure.

People in Oliver and the surrounding communities will have access to improved patient care, thanks to construction upgrades completed at South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH).

The community is advised that due to unexpected limited staffing availability at the Elkford Health Centre, outpatient lab (including blood draws) and medical imaging (x-ray) services will not be available on Friday, Jan. 17.

People living in the Central Okanagan now have better access to team-based dayto- day public health care with the opening of the new Kelowna Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC).