We are IH: Dr. Josef Owega

4 minutes

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


Name: Dr. Josef Owega

Worksite: 100 Mile House Hospital

Years of Service: 14

Job Title: Physician, Chief of Staff

Quote: "Don't jump to conclusions. We are in this together. Be kind."

Salmon Arm physician honours wife in Shuswap campaign

3 minutes

Retired Salmon Arm physician Brian Ayotte is thrilled Shuswap Lake General Hospital (SLGH) will be establishing a new, full scope mammography program.

The former cardiologist and past-president of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation (SHF), Brian lost his wife Gail to breast cancer last April. Like most breast health patients, she spent time travelling to either Vernon or Kamloops for service.