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: 11
Worksite: Boundary District Hospital
Community: Grand Forks
Ancestral Territory: Syilx – Okanagan Interior Salish

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Clearwater and area residents are advised Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will go on diversion for five nights, starting at 6 p.m. tonight, due to limited staffing availability. The emergency department will be open during the day.

Did you know that young children ages six months to 5 years are now able to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Here’s what parents and guardians need to know:

Interior Health (IH) clinics are now scheduled for children between the ages of six months and four years old with a COVID-19 vaccine specifically formulated for this age group.

All people over the age of six months can now receive protection against the COVID-19 virus.

People receive a lot of UV exposure and attention from mosquitoes during the summer. Sunscreen and bug repellent serve as effective layers of protection but it’s important to ensure you’re using them properly to maximize that protection. This post contains helpful tips from HealthLink BC.

Ashcroft and area residents are advised the Ashcroft emergency department will be on diversion tonight due to limited staffing availability.

The emergency department will be on diversion:

• 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, July 29

Regular service will resume on Saturday, July 30 at 8 a.m.

There is no emergency department service during the week or overnight on weekends in Ashcroft. Regular emergency department hours are Friday, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

CLEARWATER - Clearwater and area residents are advised Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Emergency Department will go on diversion at 6 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. tomorrow, due to limited staffing availability. 

The emergency department is on diversion from: 

• 6 p.m. Friday, July 29 to 7 a.m. Saturday, July 30

Interior Health regrets this temporary change to normal operations and reminds residents to take note of the following if they require care while the emergency department is closed:

Name: Kelsey Madeira (she/her)
Job Title: Long-term Care Aide
Years of Service: 4.5
Worksite: Sunnybank Centre
Community: Oliver
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Advice to live by: Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.

“There is nothing quite like caring for your elders,” says long-term care aide Kelsey Madeira. “Being able to care for those who can't take care of themselves gives me so much pride.”

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