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Royal Inland Hospital Coronary Care Unit Reopening in 2027

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Royal Inland Hospital is restoring its coronary care unit set to reopen in 2027, with the facility also implementing new emergency department innovations including a sensory robot to support patient care.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Sep 8 Royal Inland Hospital skywalk officially named in honour of Butler family ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Sep 4 RIH cardiac unit to reopen next year – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
  3. Aug 6 Longtime advocate Patel ‘excited’ RIH coronary care unit will reopen next year ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Cardiac wing re-opens at Kamloops hospital after six-year closure | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  5. Coronary care service to be restored at Royal Inland Hospital in 2027: Interior Health ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Jul 16 Former co-op housing building to take on new life with RIH Foundation ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Jul 4 Kamloops mayor Hamer-Jackson calls on provincial leaders to spend time at Royal Inland Hospital ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Jun 19 Nine new hospitalists, one shared vision for health care in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. May 15 Hospital District Board Sponsors Study Aiming to Improve Cardiac Care in Kamloops ↗ TNRD details
  10. May 14 Royal Inland Hospital rolls out new sensory robot to help calm patients in the ER ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Oct 29 Health care systems ‘dismantling’ in B.C.’s Interior amid physician resignations ↗ Global News Kamloops details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

Kamloops Chronicle

InfoNews Kamloops

TNRD

Global News Kamloops

Key People, Organizations, and Places

health_facility: Royal Inland Hospital , Interior Health Authority , Kamloops Cancer Care Centre

city: Kamloops , Kelowna

organization: Royal Inland Hospital Foundation , Interior Health Authority , Iccha/Wish

person: Al Patel , Diane Shendruk , Dr. Nicole Desforges , Joe Butler , June Butler , Reid Hamer-Jackson , Glen Butler , Heidi Coleman , Lori Hamer-Jackson

government_body: Interior Health Authority , City of Kamloops

region: British Columbia , Thompson-Cariboo-Shuswap region

road: Battle Street West, Kamloops

school: Thompson Rivers University

river: Guerin Creek

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