UPDATE: Revelstoke COVID-19 community cluster
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A total of 46 cases are now associated with a COVID-19 community cluster in Revelstoke and the surrounding area.
Media Statement on behalf of B.C. health authorities - Release of report – In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care
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On behalf of our organizations, we accept the report’s findings on Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination in B.C.’s health system.
Navigating COVID-19 throughout Interior Health
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Interior Health reminds anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 of supports in place in our communities: Booking a COVID-19 Test; Receiving COVID-19 Test Results; Self-Isolating with COVID-19; When to get a COVID-19 Test; COVID-19 Safety Protocols
New 1-800 number expanded to improve access to community care
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Interior Health is making it easier for people in the Cariboo Chilcotin, Central Okanagan, and Kootenay Boundary regions to access and navigate home and community care and chronic disease management services.
Interior Health declares long-term care outbreak at Mountainview Village in Kelowna
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Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Mountainview Village long-term care home after conducting a thorough public health investigation. The outbreak applies to both east and west units on the second floor.
One step closer to an AIDS-free generation
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An AIDS-free generation in B.C. is an ambitious goal, but it is also in sight.
Since launching the My Health Is Sexy campaign on World AIDS Day in 2016, Interior Health’s new testing strategies have resulted in earlier diagnoses and more effective connections to health care, prolonging and improving peoples' lives; and reducing HIV transmission.
We are IH: Ryan Lazauskas
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We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.
Name: Ryan Lazauskas
Worksite: Kelowna Community Health Centre
Years of Service: 3
Job Title: Employee Relations Consultant
Interior Health reporting Revelstoke COVID-19 community cluster
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Interior Health (IH) is reporting an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke and the surrounding area.
Integrated communications technology for effective care
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Interior Health, located within British Columbia’s interior, had just completed bringing the Vocera communications platform to its acute hospitals and long-term care homes when the COVID-19 pandemic struck with full force in March of this year.
Interior Health declares long-term care outbreak at Orchard Manor in Kelowna
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Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Orchard Manor after one staff member tested positive for COVID-19. No residents have tested positive for COVID-19 or are experiencing symptoms at this time.