Brittany Willment remembers feeling apprehensive the first time she used the online tool called Kelty’s Key with one of her clients.
 
“I thought, ‘Would I be able to provide therapy in a useful way? What if my email doesn’t work? How do I do this?' ” recalls the counsellor from Penticton's mental health and substance use community counselling team.
 

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

Name: Meggan Gibson (she/her/hers)

Job Title: MDR Inventory Lead Technician

Years of Service: 23

Worksite: Kelowna General Hospital

Community: Kelowna

Ancestral Territory: Syilx (Saay-ilks) / Okanagan Interior Salish

Cindy Ferguson has been helping people through minor surgeries at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) in Trail for 14 years.

When patients are in need of day surgery and minor procedures, Cindy and her colleagues go to work in what is known as the ambulatory care unit, where patients who don’t require an overnight stay are treated.

Ashcroft and area residents are advised of a temporary change to the emergency department (ED) hours at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre this weekend.

Clearwater and area residents are advised of an additional temporary change to the emergency department hours of the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital this weekend, due to unforeseen limited staffing availability.

Gratitude is saying "thank you." But it's more than a thank-you to a friend for a favour or gift. Gratitude is saying thanks for everything that is important to you and good in your life.

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

Name: Stephanie Hintz (she/her)

Job Title: Registered Diagnostic Sonographer

Years of Service: 12

Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital

Community: Kamloops

Ancestral Territory: Tk'emlups te Secwépemc

As Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) units go, it’s one of the smallest around.

But that’s OK, because the brand new two-person unit fits perfectly in the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. And fits right in with a team of health-care professionals that work together to give residents from a large rural area excellent care and a wide array of services.

Breastfeeding provides many health benefits for mothers and babies.

Communities and health-care organizations have an important role to play in creating an environment that makes it easier to breastfeed.

Recently, the Penticton community has been taking steps to support breastfeeding in the South Okanagan.