To say Anne Morgenstern has a strong connection to health-care in Penticton might be putting it a bit lightly.

Currently the Clinical Operations Manager in the PRH emergency department, Anne comes from a family of health-care professionals. Her late mother enjoyed a 30 year nursing career, which included a stint working together with her daughter at PRH when Anne was a student nurse. Her father’s side of the family were all born in Penticton, including Anne.

Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak over in unit 4E at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).

A potentially harmful algal bloom has been observed on Wood Lake.

Several years ago, Donna Koenig, Food Services Manager for South Okanagan General Hospital, attended a national Indigenous nutrition event at Six Nations in northern Ontario. "There were Elders there from all across Canada--including the Yukon and the Northwest Territories--and it was all about the stories and learning why food is considered to be medicine--and the importance of it." The idea that food is medicine resonated with Donna, who has spent her 40 year career providing nutrition services in health care settings.

Interior Health has now surpassed 225,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered throughout the Interior.

Volunteers make an incredible impact across Interior Health. 

Early in the pandemic, volunteer programs were temporarily suspended – and we missed you! For those whose role has changed, or perhaps even been put on pause while we respond to COVID-19, thank you for your continued support.

Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak over in the Level 3 surgical unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH).

Ashcroft and area residents are advised that due to temporary limited staffing availability, the emergency department (ED) at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre will close overnight on the weekend, including from midnight tonight until tomorrow at 8 a.m.

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

 

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Name: Michael-Ann Miller (She/Her)

Worksite: Princeton General Hospital

It has been five years since the Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency in response to the significant rise in opioid-related overdose deaths reported in B.C.