4 psychiatrists resign at Vernon hospital

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Four psychiatrists have put in their resignation at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Interior Health has confirmed.

The health authority said all four psychiatrists have decided to resign from acute care and on-call duties at the hospital “for separate and unrelated personal reasons.”

Three of the physicians have informed Interior Health that they will continue to support local services through their community practices, “which we anticipate will positively impact access and continuity of care for clients needing ongoing care,” an Interior Health spokesperson said in an email late Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23.

“We want to thank these physicians for their years of dedicated service to the inpatient and acute care services at the hospital,” the spokesperson said.