Name: Coreen Duncan (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Patient Ambassador
Years of Service: 34
Worksite: Columbia House
Community:  Invermere
Ancestral Territory: Ktunaxa and Secwépemc
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: It is important to be kind.

The Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) Foundation and Interior Health are proud to announce the opening of the new Sacred Space at VJH.

A sacred space is a faith-neutral area that functions as a spiritual care area, open to patients, families, staff and visitors of VJH. It is a place of peace and tranquility and is always accessible to offer a moment of respite and reflection.

Welcome to the Meet Your Recruiter series, where we bring you closer to the dedicated professionals behind Interior Health's recruitment team. In this series, you'll have the opportunity to get to know the recruiters who play a vital role in attracting and selecting talented individuals to join our dynamic health-care team.

New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre due to limited nursing availability.

Emergency services will be unavailable effective immediately until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97-1st Ave NE, Nakusp. Emergency services will reopen for regular hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 18.

Imagine being in a situation where you can't speak for yourself—who would you trust to speak for you? Or what if you needed to speak on behalf of a loved one, but don't know their wishes?

In the eight years since B.C. declared a public health emergency because of deaths due to unregulated drug poisonings, we’ve seen more than 14,000 people die in this province.

Name: Michelle Holm
Job Title: Medical Laboratory Technologist
Years of Service: 14
Worksite: Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
Community:  Trail
Ancestral Territory: Syilx and Ktunaxa
Favourite Quote: Be the change you wish to see in the world. — Gandhi

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

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 to 7 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10. Patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

Starting Monday, April 8, 2024, people in British Columbia will have access to a free spring COVID-19 vaccine booster to maintain and extend protection for themselves and their loved ones against serious illnesses from COVID-19.

The spring COVID-19 booster will be available throughout the province at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres. This spring vaccine remains free and available for everyone six months and older.