

Name: Joanne Standish (she/her/hers) Job Title: Occupational health nurse and safety advisor Years of Service: 5.5 Worksite: Commerce Court / IH-…


Name: Fiona Bradford (she/her/hers) Job Title: Social work professional practice leader Years of Service: 6 Worksite: East Kootenay Regional…


We know that representation matters in health care. Women play an integral role in teams within Interior Health sites, departments, projects, and…


Name: Kristin Auclair (she/her/hers) Job Title: Admitting clerk Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Penticton Regional Hospital Community: Penticton…


Name: Yvette Shukin (she/her/hers) Job Title: Surgical booking clerk Years of Service: 25 Worksite: Kootenay Lake Hospital Community: Nelson…


Once again Interior Health has been named as on of BC’s Top Employers. And for the first time we’ve also received the honour of being one of the…


Name: Dr. Joel Stimson (he/him/his) Job Title: Full-scope rural family physician Years of Service: 6 Worksite: Elk Valley Hospital Community:…


Name: Jacqueline Stewart (she/her/hers) Job Title: Nursing unit assistant Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Shuswap Lake General Hospital Community:…


Name: Tasha Kanigan (she/her/hers) Job Title: Regional lead for primary care Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Castlegar Health Centre Community:…


Name: Lauren Phillips (she/her/hers) Job Title: Interim clinical operations manager Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Hillside Centre Community:…


Name: Franz Huber (he/him/his) Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Years of Service: 25 Worksite: Rutland Community Dialysis Clinic Community:…


Name: Shannon Carver (she/her/hers) Job Title: Director, Medical Imaging Okanagan Years of Service: 25 Worksite: Penticton Regional Hospital…


Name: Marilyn J. Ransome (she/her/hers) Job Title: RN - Community Integration Care Coordinator Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Lansdowne Park Mall…


Name: Kathy Smith (she/her/hers) Job Title: Administrative Services Years of Service: 15 Worksite: East Shore Community Health Centre Community:…


New financial incentives are in effect to attract health-care staff to Grand Forks, which has experienced ongoing critical staffing challenges.…


Name: Diane Betman (she/her/hers) Job Title: Clinical Practice Educator Years of Service: 15 Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital Community: Vernon…


Name: Rebecca Myers (she/her/hers) Job Title: Patient Registration Clerk Years of Service: 20 Worksite: Cariboo Memorial Hospital Community:…


Name: Dr. Carol Ward (she/her/hers) Job Title: Geriatric psychiatrist Years of Service: 17 Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital Community: Kamloops…


Name: Christine Olmstead (she/her/hers) Job Title: Operations knowledge coordinator Years of Service: 15 Worksite: CHSC Community: Central…


Interior Health (IH) has a Digital Health (information technology) team committed to continuously adapting, responding and innovating to meet the…


Name: Greg Kilroy (he/him/his) Job Title: Medical Radiation Technologist Years of Service: 5 Worksite: Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital…


Name: Kerry Carlson (she/her/hers) Job Title: Physiotherapist (Community Care) Years of Service: 30 Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital Community:…


Name: Renee Faubert (she/her/hers) Job Title: Clinical Respiratory Educator (Registered Respiratory Therapist, or RRT) Years of Service: 5.5…


Health care assistants (HCAs) make a tremendous difference in our lives. HCAs may have many different job titles, including: Community Health…


Name: Mike Adams (he/him/his) Job Title: Team Leader, Healthy Community Development Years of Service: 30 Worksite: Vernon Health Centre…


Name: Madison Waddington (she/her/hers) Job Title: Ultrasound Technologist Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital Community:…


Name: Chris Foley (he/him/his) Job Title: Workplace Health & Safety Advisor Years of Service: 20 Worksite: Commerce Court Community:…


Name: Brandy Martin (she/her/hers) Job Title: Central Functions Rehabilitation Assistant Years of Service: 25 Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital…


Name: Tanya Chmilar (she/her/hers) Job Title: Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse Years of Service: 25 Worksite: Community Health…


Name: Jana Schulz (she/her/hers) Job Title: Regional Dementia Education Coordinator, East Kootenay Years of Service: 7 months Worksite: Rocky…


The Employee Experience team (L-R): Tracy Mooney, Kimberly Humphreys, Debbie Beaulieu, Kim Dedora, Aasia Paterson, Anna Meyers, Elisa Brown…


Dr. Anders Ganstal enjoying his favourite winter activity - skiing Name: Dr. Anders Ganstal (he/him/his) Job Title: Emergency Physician,…


Wanda (in the blue shirt) and her family Name: Wanda Handschuh (she/her/hers) Job Title: Health Services for Community Living (HSCL) Nursing,…


Celeste hiking at Idaho Peak in Sandon, B.C. Name: Celeste Hein (she/her/hers) Job Title: Patient Ambassador and Support Worker Years of Service…


Name: Kelsey Madeira (she/her) Job Title: Long-term Care Aide Years of Service: 4.5 Worksite: Sunnybank Centre Community: Oliver Ancestral…


Dooshima enjoying views of Okanagan Lake in the winter Name: Dooshima Jessica Iyorchir (she/her) Job Title: Student Data Analyst Years of…


Lauren Knapton, recreation therapist at Cottonwoods Name: Lauren Knapton (she/her) Job Title: Recreation therapist Years of Service: Six months…


Name: Shelby Henry (she/her/hers) Job Title: Administrative Services Clerk, Rehabilitation Department Years of Service: 10 Worksite: Shuswap Lake…


Dr. Matthew White (left) and Dr. Brenden van der Westhuizen (right) About 20 per cent of all unscheduled emergency department visits in Interior…


Dr. Ilona Hale, on a ridge above 12 Mile Creek near Golden. Name: Dr. Ilona Hale (she/her/hers) Job Title: Family Physician Researcher Years of…


Michelle cross-country skiing at Dawn Mountain Name: Michelle Plenderleith (she/her/hers) Job Title: Operating Room Booking / Nursing Unit Clerk…


Name: Dr. Sue MacDonald Job Title: Executive Medical Director Years of Service: 7 Worksite: Kelowna Community Health Centre Community: Kelowna…


Name: Jacqueline Mattice (she/her) Job Title: Aboriginal Patient Navigator Years of Service: 1 Worksite: Cariboo Memorial Hospital Community:…


Name: Nicole Walby (she/her/hers) Job Title: Manager, Clinical Operations Years of Service: 1 Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital Community: Kamloops…


Name: Jessica Niemela (she/her/hers) Job Title: Audiologist Years of Service: 3 Worksite: Vernon Health Unit Community: Vernon Ancestral Territory…


Name: Dr. Kathryn Brown (she/her/hers) Job Title: Cardiologist, Regional Director of Cardiac Diagnostics, Medical Director of Cardiology Years of…


Helping new managers is a dream job for Colleen McEwan (pictured above), who has become the first manager mentor in Interior Health. Before her…


Clint Blok, playing his guitar while camping Name: Clint Blok (he/him/his) Job Title: Community Integration Care Coordinator Years of Service: 11…


Kimmi and Harjit are medical office assistants at Cedar Sage Health & Wellness Centre Health care is teams, within teams, all working…


Interior Health has more than 4,800 volunteers across the region. These volunteers fill a variety of roles that benefit our staff, patients,…


We use social media to inform you about health-care news, services and stories, and connect you to expert sources of information. We also love to…


Microbiology and PCR staff posing with Dr. Bonnie Henry shirts outside of the lab in front of KGH Name: Chandra Hauer (she/her/hers) Job Title…


Name: Patti Ironstand (she/her/hers) Job Title: Registered Psychiatric Nurse Years of Service: 11 Worksite: Gillis House Community: Merritt…


Jennifer Thur (left), an Obstetrics Registered Nurse at Royal Inland Hospital, and Jessica Rathgeber, Obstetrics Nursing Student We’re privileged…


Name: Ryan Benson (she/her/hers) Job Title: Improvement Consultant Years of Service: 14 Worksite: Community Health & Services Centre…


Name: Janet Quesnel (she/her/hers) Job Title: Registered Nurse Years of Service: 35 Worksite: Ashcroft Hospital & Health Centre Community…


Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital team The pharmacy team at Interior Health is constantly striving to be at the leading edge of health care…


Name: Randine Mariona (she/her/hers) Job Title: Mental Health & Substance Use Clinician Years of Service: 11 years Worksite: North Shore…


All nursing roles share the same end goal of caring for the health of people. Nursing informatics is the practice and science of integrating…


Name: Carmen Gauthier (she/her/hers) Job Title: Patient Registration and Switchboard Operator Years of Service: 4 years Worksite: Elk Valley…


Sheila West has worked as a Patient Ambassador at Gillis House in Merritt for the last six months, but her history with the long-term care…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Michaela…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Carol Kay (she…


Mary Larsen enjoys decorating her workplace, David Lloyd Jones care home, for the holidays. We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Candace…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Tracey Thoss…


Charlotte is proud of her mixed heritage – her ancestors are Cree and Shuswap, as well as Japanese and Irish. As someone who is homeless herself,…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Dr. Alan…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Tanya Zeron (…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: (John) Derrick…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Nikole Johnson…


We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories. Name: Charles…