Interior Health adds youth substance use treatment beds in Kamloops
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Interior Health has awarded a contract for 10 new youth substance use treatment beds in Kamloops.
How leadership is important to building a better health-care system
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If you ask Dr. Andy Hamilton, leadership skills should be taught to medical students and residents early on.
“In medical school, we train physicians to treat patients. We don’t train them to perform as part of a huge complex system and how to be effective in working within that system to make it better.”
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak on Kelowna General Hospital unit 4E
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Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 4E at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital unit
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Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on Level 3 surgical unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH).
Interior Health amalgamates primary care, mental health and substance use services
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Interior Health has amalgamated pre-existing mental health, substance use, and primary care services under one roof.
Interior Health declares COVID-19 cluster contained at Big White
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The COVID-19 community cluster at Big White Mountain has been contained. The cluster was initially declared on Dec. 15, 2020.
Over 101,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered throughout Interior Health
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Interior Health administered its first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 22, 2020, and in three months 101,156 doses have been delivered throughout the Interior.
Pharmacy team true champions at KBRH
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The KBRH pharmacy team (left to right): Carrie St.Onge, Gabrielle Deneault, Shelby Jorgensen, Amanda Cupello, Sheri Ford, Victor Ponte, Michael Conci, Alana Minty, Karly Lenardon, Margaret Horechka and Pam Caron.
As a student in UBC’s pharmacy program more than 20 years ago, Michael Conci worked at Vancouver General Hospital as a student pharmacy technician. It was his first experience working in a health-care facility and it struck a chord, igniting a passion for working in a hospital setting.
We are IH: Donna Maatz
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We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.
Interior Health coordinates rural and remote COVID-19 vaccine appointments
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The provincial COVID-19 vaccine roll-out includes special coordination for rural and remote communities.