Auxiliaries
Learn about auxiliaries in the Interior Health region that work alongside foundations to support patient care.
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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