Royal Inland Hospital opens mental health and substance use-specific area of emergency department

Royal Inland Hospital opens mental health and substance use-specific area of emergency department

KAMLOOPS — Last week, Royal Inland Hospital opened a new mental health and substance use care zone, separate from the emergency department. The new purpose-built care zone is double the size of the previous unit, and provides a higher level of privacy for patients and their families. Where before, patients suffering from mental health and substance use issues were grouped in with emergency medical patients, both will now have their own designat…