Nurse Practitioners (NPs) play a pivotal role as health-care providers to improve timely access to care in the short term and on an ongoing basis. They see people at their most vulnerable and provide continuous care, support, and compassion no matter how hard it may get, often working tirelessly for long hours to help those in need. 

Let’s meet some of the incredible NPs who are providing patient-focused, compassionate care that improves the health and well-being of patients in the communities they serve.

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 12 p.m. (noon) to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 14. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.  

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

A new nurse’s journey can be filled with challenges. But with the right support, it can be an incredibly rewarding adventure.

New to Nursing, a podcast produced by the New Graduate Nurse Transition Program, offers engaging content for new nurses seeking quick, resourceful and supportive information. You can stream the podcast on Apple and Spotify. 

Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre. 

Name: Casey Rae Donaldson (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Administrative Assistant, RIH Clinical Operations 
Years of Service: 2
Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital (RIH)
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc Nation

A new Canadian study shows that radon exposure is on the rise. The study, led by Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, found that almost one in five homes in Canada has radon levels above the Canadian radon guideline of 200 Becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m³).

In the Interior of B.C., it’s one in three.

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to 11 p.m. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital.

*Trigger warning: This story deals with suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Orion remembers everything about the day the tsunami struck Thailand on December 26, 2004. He remembers what he was wearing, what he ate at every meal, and every person he interacted with.

“I saw a lot of people die,” Orion recalls. “And on that day, I saw devils and angels. But sadly, it was mostly devils. Some people were kind and positive. But I’d say most – and by most, I mean the tourists – behaved poorly and selfishly. People were scared. People were raw.”