Revelstoke hospital service unaffected by nurses’ strike: Interior Health - Revelstoke Review
Published 12:15 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2026Revelstoke’s hospital isn’t experiencing service disruptions while nurses have been striking elsewhere in B. C. and mediation now begins, Interior Health (IH) says. The. . .
Published 12:15 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2026Revelstoke’s hospital isn’t experiencing service disruptions while nurses have been striking elsewhere in B. C. and mediation now begins, Interior Health (IH) says. The Queen Victoria Hospital and other IH medical centres are not seeing “escalated job action” despite the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) picketing in Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria and Nanaimo the previous two weeks after issuing a 72-hour strike notice June 29. For months, nurses in the province have raised issues about unsafe staffing levels, unsafe workplaces, unmanageable workloads and unfair compensation. Recent job actions on Vancouver Island and in the Lower Mainland have included nurses refusing to perform non-nursing duties or work non-essential overtime hours. On Monday, July 13, BCNU shared that the Nurses’ Bargaining Association has begun mediated discussions with the Health Employers Association of BC. READ:Renewed partnership lets Revelstoke patients schedule surgeries in AlbertaBy the end of Tuesday, July 14, all BCNU pickets are slated to end “as a demonstration of good faith and a commitment to the mediation process,” though the union says its “province-wide ban on non-nursing duties and a restriction on overtime remains in effect. ”In Revelstoke, services at the Queen Victoria Hospital remain uninterrupted, including 24-7 departmental amenities, IH told Black Press Media in a statement. “Anyone in need of care should continue to come to Queen Victoria Hospital or call 911 in the event of an emergency,” the health authority advised. “Interior Health will notify partners and the broader community if there are any changes to local emergency department services. ”This was the case with Nakusp’s Arrow Lakes Hospital on Monday, when emergency services became temporarily unavailable from 7 to 9:30 a. m. and IH directed patients to alternatively seek care at the Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson during those hours. The Queen Victoria Hospital in Revelstoke continues to operate from 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Mondays to Fridays for visiting hours, and 24-7 for emergency intake.