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Auxiliaries

The impact our auxiliaries make

Health-care auxiliaries in the Interior Health region are local organizations that work to improve and support health care. They are comprised of dedicated adult and youth volunteers. We are thankful for the many hospital auxiliaries who work alongside foundations to support patient care throughout Interior Health.

Auxiliaries in the Interior Health region are listed below. To learn more about the auxiliaries in our region, visit the BC Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries website and select the "Interior Health" filter below the map.

East Kootenay auxiliaries

Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary
Edgewater-Radium Health Care Auxiliary (Columbia Valley)
Invermere Health Care Auxiliary Society
Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary
Ladies' Auxiliary-Canadian Legion Branch 71 (Columbia Valley)
Windermere Healthcare Auxiliary

Kootenay Boundary auxiliaries

Arrow Lakes Health Care Auxiliary (Nakusp)
Castlegar & District Hospital Auxiliary
Grand Forks Auxiliary to the Boundary Hospital
Salmo & District Healthcare Auxiliary Society
Slocan Community Health Care Auxiliary Society (New Denver)
Victorian Hospital of Kaslo Auxiliary Society

Okanagan auxiliaries

Armstrong/Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary
Princeton Hospital Auxiliary
South Okanagan Health Care Auxiliary (Penticton/Oliver/Osoyoos)
Summerland Health Care Auxiliary
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Auxiliary

Thompson Cariboo Shuswap auxiliaries

100 Mile District General Hospital Auxiliary/Ladies Auxiliary
Ashcroft & District Health Care Auxiliary
Cariboo Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (Williams Lake)
Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (Clearwater)
Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary (Merritt)
Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary Society
Royal Inland Hospital - Afternoon Auxiliaries (Kamloops)
Royal Inland Hospital - Evening Auxiliaries (Kamloops)
Shuswap Lake Health Care Auxiliary (Salmon Arm)

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