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HEALTHCARE – Seven obstetrician-gynecologists resign hospital privileges

October 14, 2025 // 9 Comments

Seven obstetrician-gynecologists have resigned their in-hospital privileges at Royal Inland Hospital, citing unsafe workloads, chronic staff shortages and a lack of [Continue]

JOHNSON – The Honour Walk – a moment of grief and hope

April 8, 2025 // 8 Comments

Reader Beware – this story may be triggering to some. Please take care. THIS IS A STORY about a family that experienced an extreme situation; a family death in the ICU [Continue]

IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILLS – The cost of waiting for healthcare

March 8, 2025 // 10 Comments

PRELUDE: This editorial is part of a book series I co-authored with my senior undergraduate students last year, titled In the Shadow of the Hills: Socioeconomic Struggles in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What if you broke a leg but the hospital was closed for Christmas?

December 21, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EYEBROWS WERE RAISED when City Hall announced the abbreviated holiday garbage pickup schedule but Kamloopsians will manage. What if [Continue]

PETERS – Now even basic prenatal care is under threat in Kamloops

February 18, 2023 // 0 Comments

WE’VE BECOME NUMB TO ALL THE BAD NEWS around medical care provided and not provided in Kamloops. We shouldn’t be numb to the news from this week, though. The Thompson [Continue]

LETTER – Patient safety is key in radio communication at new RIH addition

January 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

Should the new addition at Royal Inland Hospital be designated a “radio free zone”? Just this past year, a report in a couple of media outlets stated that Kamloops Fire [Continue]