We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.
Name: Lauren Hristoski
Worksite: Kelowna Community Health Centre
Years of Service: 5
Job Title: Manager of Career Marketing, Human Resources
Hospitals across B.C. are displaying white trees this year. On them, you'll see ornaments and photos of people of all ages. These ornaments might remind you of your own family mementos. The difference is the people in these photos are no longer with us. Their lives were lost to overdose.
It's no secret that the pandemic has taken a big toll on the morale of health-care workers.
During the early weeks of COVID-19, staff and physicians at Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson were really feeling the pressure of the changes to their daily practice. The usually friendly and cooperative team was dealing with a sense of fear and uncertainty about what lay ahead.
We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.
Name: Hilary Beck
Worksite: Polson Annex, Vernon, B.C.
Years of Service: 1
Job Title: Occupational Health Nurse
Did you know that not all disAbilities are visible?
Mental illness, chronic pain or fatigue, sight or hearing impairments, diabetes, brain injuries, neurological disorders, learning differences and cognitive dysfunctions, are a few examples of invisible disAbilities.
