Interior Health is pleased to announce the largest phase of its emergency department renovation at Penticton Regional Hospital is now complete and the full department is open to people needing emergency care in Penticton and the South Okanagan Similkameen.
Are you preparing to take your child for their COVID-19 vaccine? We asked one of our experts, nurse Barb Paton, for tips on what to expect.
Check out her videos or read her tips below on what to expect before, during, and after the appointment.
"This year, communities across the Interior region faced many difficult challenges. And still, the spirit of compassion and partnership that is shared across our region pulled us through.
I am incredibly proud of everyone at Interior Health and for the work we do together with partners. You have made a difference in the lives of patients and families for years to come.
May you enjoy a wonderful holiday season, and may the new year bring health and well-being to you and your loved ones."
Susan Brown
President & CEO
We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.
Name: Candace Baptiste
Job Title: Nursing Assistant
Years of Service: 12 years
Worksite: Sunnybank Centre
Community: Oliver
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Advice to live by: Everyone should treat people the way they would like to be treated.
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.
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The holiday season is a wonderful time of the year to gather with family and friends. Let’s do so safely and protect ourselves and others, especially people who are more vulnerable.
We have created a quiz to help you test your knowledge on how you can stay safe.
Whether it's stretching, reading, or just relaxing, wobble rooms like this one at Kelowna General Hospital are becoming a refuge for health-care workers in Interior Health.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and toxic drug crisis continue to challenge health-care workers in their day-to-day work, the question continues to arise about how people can protect their psychological safety while dealing with the demands they face in the workplace.
In Pause for Wellness, people in the Interior Health community share their personal stories, journeys, and insights about health and well-being.
With the help of some amazing mental health professionals and a lot of reading, I’ve been learning about who I am and understanding my "authentic self".
Lately, I’ve been thinking more about why I don't always live and behave like that person. And I've started to understand that permission has been getting in my way.
Ktunaxa Nation cultural educator Jared Basil presents a drum to Interior Health’s Shannon Statham, at a Ktunaxa Nation drum ceremony at the newly opened Cranbrook urgent and primary care centre. A welcome to the building in Ktunaxa language is on the front door, the exterior sign, and other places in the facility.
For as long as he can remember, Jared Basil has loved to dance.
Every May long weekend, dressed in full regalia, he dances to the drums of the Lower Kootenay Band at its annual Yaqan Nukiy Pow Wow.