Royal Inland Hospital

Hospital in British Columbia, Canada

Royal Inland Hospital (RIH)

Interior Health

RIH from Columbia St and 3rd Ave

Location in British Columbia

Geography
Location| Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates| 50°40′08″N 120°19′56″W﻿ / ﻿50.66889°N 120.33222°W﻿ / 50.66889; -120.33222
Organization
Care system| Medicare
Type| General, Teaching
Affiliated university| UBC Faculty of Medicine Thompson Rivers University
Services
Emergency department| Level II Trauma Centre
Beds| 224
Helipad| TC LID: CBC4
History
Opened| 1885 [1]
Links
Website| www.interiorhealth.ca/locations/royal-inland-hospital

Royal Inland Hospital is a medical facility located in Kamloops, British Columbia serving a catchment area of 225,000 km2.[2]

## About[edit]

Interior Health Authority is responsible for the operations of the hospital. It is the publicly funded healthcare provider in the Southern Interior region of the Province.

Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) is a 254-bed tertiary acute care hospital located in Kamloops, BC. It is the only tertiary acute care facility in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap area and it is the one of only two tertiary care centres in Interior Health (IHA). As the primary referral centre for the area, it offers a broad range of medical and surgical services. RIH emergency department is recognized for its ability to respond to a number of large and complex traumas annually and for its efficiency in serving needs and demands of a large geographic area. The newest venture in complex acute care is a major capital project for a patient care tower to respond to the service requirements.

Hillside Centre, SHCPR and provincial Tertiary Neuropsychiatry Programs provides intensive mental health services and recovery oriented rehabilitation for patients from throughout the southern interior of BC, working collaboratively with community partners throughout the region as a part of the tertiary mental health system for the Interior Health Authority. Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team in a residential setting providing longer term stabilization and recovery oriented care for its clients. South Hills has 40 beds, with each of two psychiatrists and social workers covering 20 of those beds. The tertiary psychiatric team in Kamloops consists of 7 psychiatrists who collaborates as necessary for the quality of services. They extend their services in Community Mental Health such as Geriatric and Addictions work.

## Services[edit]

* Diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI and Ultrasound)
* Emergency
* Inpatient Care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Palliative Care, Pediatrics)
* Psychiatry / Mental health
* Secondary and Tertiary Prevention (Diabetes Clinic)
* Surgery (General, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Plastics, Urology, Vascular)

[3]

## Statistics[edit]

In the 2022 year:

* 67,012 patients were assessed in the emergency department
* 13.2% of these required hospital admission.
* 12,356 total inpatient visits
* 3,998 inpatient surgical cases
* 20,835 surgical day care cases.

[4]

## Architecture[edit]

### Clinical Services Building (CSB)[edit]

The CSB was opened in 2016.[5] It includes ambulatory outpatient services such as pre-surgical, orthopedic and respiratory clinics as well as the outpatient laboratory. It also houses the Kamloops Urgent Primary Care and Learning Centre (UPCC). [6][7] Additionally, it provides space for the UBC medical school and family medicine residency programs. [8][9]The building also features 350 covered parking stalls. [10] It is connected to the main hospital by an elevated walkway.

## Educational services[edit]

The hospital serves as a training centre for multiple professions. Nursing students from Thompson Rivers University train at this site.[11] The hospital serves as a site for rotating pharmacy residents.[12] In 2014 the hospital became a hub for a family medicine residency training program.[13] The hospital serves as an emergency medicine training site for the CCFP(EM) [14]and Kamloops Emergency Education Program (KEEP) for rural practitioners.[15]

## History[edit]

* 1885 - Constructed with 12 beds
* 1891 - Renovated to 15 beds
* 1886 - Woman's ward
* 1905 - Trafalgar Wing added
* 1910 - Opening of Columbia Street 128 bed hospital
* 1925 - Addition of medical laboratory
* 1947 - West Wing and East Wing added
* 1965 - Nine story tower built
* 1981 - North tower built
* 1988 - West tower built
* 2006 - Expansion of ER, radiology, orthopedic clinic and preadmission clinic.
* 2006 - Hillside Psychiatric Centre opened

[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "ROYAL INLAND HOSPITAL Retirees". rihretirees.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
2. ^ "Royal Inland Hospital Foundation - About Us". rihfoundation.ca. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
3. ^ "Information Page". interiorhealth.ca. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
4. ^ https://www.interiorhealth.ca/sites/default/files/PDFS/royal-inland-hospital.pdf
5. ^ https://cfjctoday.com/2016/08/13/rih-prepares-to-open-clinical-services-building-monday/
6. ^ https://www.interiorhealth.ca/sites/default/files/2021-11/KamloopsPCC_brochure.pdf
7. ^ https://www.interiorhealth.ca/locations/kamloops-urgent-primary-care-learning-centre
8. ^ https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2013HLTH0097-001379
9. ^ https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0041-000912
10. ^ https://en.parkopedia.ca/parking/parkade/royal_inland_hospital_csb_parkade_impark_lot_173/v2c/kamloops/?arriving=202404061930&leaving=202404062130
11. ^ "School of Nursing: Thompson Rivers University". tru.ca. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
12. ^ "Interior Health Pharmacy Practice Residency Program - Program Overview". ihpharmacy.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
13. ^ https://carms.familypractice.ubc.ca/training-sites/kamloops/
14. ^ https://postgrad.familypractice.ubc.ca/enhanced-skills-program/training-programs/
15. ^ https://postgrad.familypractice.ubc.ca/enhanced-skills-program/training-programs/

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