A fourth medical simulation centre has opened in Interior Health (IH) at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) in partnership with the University of British Columbia Southern Medical Program.

“It’s welcome news this fourth simulation centre will enhance patient care across the Interior region by providing health-care professionals and students with the opportunity to learn from realistic, safe medical scenarios,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.

At Interior Health, one of the most significant priorities is supporting Indigenous Peoples. 

For generations, many Indigenous People have celebrated their culture and heritage on or around June 21.

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

Name: Elizabeth Benade (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Family physician and hospitalist
Years of Service: 6
Worksite: Glenvalley Medical Clinic and Kelowna General Hospital (KGH)
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: Syilx/Okanagan

Interior Health and Thompson Region Division of Family Practice are pleased to announce that the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics (TRFO) clinic will begin accepting new referrals for expectant parents starting next week.  

“This clinic is a vital resource for new and expecting families in Kamloops and surrounding communities who require access to local maternity care,” said Minister of Health Adrian Dix. “I want to applaud all the efforts that allowed these services to resume.”

Dear Community Leaders,

As we look towards summer 2023 with the potential of extreme heat and wildfires, Interior Health (IH) would like to share information and resources that can help protect residents in our region. We know that extreme heat and wildfire smoke can be serious health hazards. While weather events are outside our control, we can work together to prepare and apply what we have learned in recent years.

Heat and health

Name: Kaity Elliot (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Patient ambassador (Forest View Place - long-term care)
Years of Service:  10
Worksite:  Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital
Community:  Clearwater
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc / Shuswap - Interior Salish

Unattached pregnant patients in the Kamloops area can now access the Midwifery Antenatal Care Clinic in Royal Inland Hospital to receive ongoing care before birth. 

The clinic receives referrals from family doctors, nurse practitioners, midwives and the Kamloops Urgent Primary Care and Learning Centre (UPCLC). Patients who have had their initial appointments at the Kamloops UPCLC are automatically added to the referral list. 

For as long as she can remember, Kimberly Whidden has been cycling on urban and city roads.

“When my sister and I were growing up in Victoria in the 1970s, our parents would take us from Esquimalt to Beacon Hill Park along some pretty busy routes. I don’t think bike lanes were even a thing then,” recalls the Interior Health communications consultant.

Today, Kimberly lives in Penticton, and uses her bike for getting around town, recreation and fitness.