KAMLOOPS – Seven obstetrician gynecologists have resigned from in-hospital privileges under the Interior Health authority at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C.

Interior Health vice-president of medicine Dr. Mark Masterson says the doctors make up the whole department, but he assured the public there will be no change to obstetric or gynecology services at the hospital.

His comments come after a letter dated Oct. 11 was sent to community health care providers by the seven doctors announcing the move.

The letter, obtained by CFJC, says “safety issues due to changing workload and inability to recruit” over many years have pushed the doctors to a point where they are “unable to continue with in-hospital care” without support from Interior Health and the province.

It also cites recent

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