A new pharmacy at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital is now open, offering enhanced operational efficiency, improved working conditions and modern technology.
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Name: Shelby Henry (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Administrative Services Clerk, Rehabilitation Department
Years of Service: 10
Worksite: Shuswap Lake General Hospital
Community: Salmon Arm
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc
Advice to live by: “If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with a little rain.” — Dolly Parton
CLEARWATER - Clearwater and area residents are advised of a temporary change to the emergency department hours at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital tonight due to limited staffing availability.
The emergency department will be closed:
Full service will resume on Friday, July 8 at 7 a.m.
Kamloops social worker Rikki Barden with paramedic Christi Arnason
As the toxic drug crisis rages on, Interior Health’s mental health and substance use (MHSU) teams and B.C.’s paramedics are working together to connect people at risk to important health-care services.
Did you know that the main cause of death for people under 45 in Canada is traumatic injury, and of the 750,000 injuries in British Columbia each year, 90 per cent are predictable and preventable?
The overall impact of traumatic injury is staggering. Of the 750,000 British Columbians injured each year, about 1,500 die, 9,000 suffer permanent disability, 30,000 are hospitalized and an estimated 70,000 potential years of life are lost.
The three leading causes of preventable traumatic injury in B.C. are:
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MERRITT – Merritt and area residents are advised that the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed 8 a.m. July 4 until 8 a.m. July 5, due to limited physician availability.
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:
Clearwater and area residents are advised of a temporary change to the emergency department hours at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital due to limited staffing availability.
The emergency department will be closed:
Full service will resume on Sunday, July 3 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Matthew White (left) and Dr. Brenden van der Westhuizen (right)
About 20 per cent of all unscheduled emergency department visits in Interior Health are the result of an injury, or trauma. Contrary to popular belief, most injuries are not accidents – the majority of injuries are actually predictable and preventable. It’s the simple things we can do that count – taking a pause before acting, not using the phone while driving, putting on a helmet or wearing a life jacket.
