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Learn about the process hospitals follow for sending patients home, and how patients are supported in making a home treatment and recovery plan.
… 80 … Planning for your discharge from the hospital starts well before you … acute illness is over. Evidence shows that home is the best place to enjoy the highest quality of life, stay active, …
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The downtown Kelowna overdose prevention site offers a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated if they overdose.
… ​These sites offer a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and … supplies as well as health care services and referrals for treatment. This site is located in the parking lot behind … … The downtown Kelowna overdose prevention site offers a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and …
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Cariboo Hospital in Williams Lake embodies a resident-centered philosophy designed to support residents’ choices and provide the best quality care.
… people function at their highest level, and provide the best quality of life possible.   With 28 inpatient beds, the … designed to support residents’ choices and provide the best quality care. … hospital in Williams Lake, hospital …
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When a baby is born prematurely or is sick, or when a mother’s milk isn’t available, pasteurized donor breast milk is the next best thing.
… to the value and benefits we know human breast milk has for the health of babies.” … Donors with babies up to 18 … isn’t available, pasteurized donor breast milk is the next best thing. … breast milk, breastmilk, breastfeeding, …
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Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus. Getting the measles vaccine is the best way to prevent getting and spreading measles.
… an infected person.   Getting the measles vaccine is the best way to prevent getting and spreading measles. Two doses … vaccine is almost 100 per cent effective and lasts for a lifetime.    Learn more about measles, signs and … near someone with measles or have recently travelled to a place with an outbreak, monitor for symptoms . IH will …
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Learn about foundations in the Interior Region that raise funds to support medical equipment, care needs and innovative local initiatives in their communities.
… all have a stronger health system.  We are also thankful for the many auxiliaries who work alongside foundations to … goal: to do our part in making our community a better place for all. … The East Kootenay Foundation for Health is a … Hospital Foundation has been working towards providing the best possible health care by raising funds for much needed …
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Dr. Kyle Merritt is taking action to protect our planet’s health to protect his patients’ health. Learn more about the work of this emergency room physician.
… was overwhelming and immediate, and Doctors + Nurses for Planetary Health (DNPH) was born. Today, 170 doctors, … Together we can adapt to the coming challenges and do our best to lead the way for others to follow.” Read another … health … Acting in patients’ – and the planet’s – best interest … Healthy planet, healthy people: One doctor’s …
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Nestled in the heart of the Nicola Valley, the City of Merritt is a beautiful place to call home. Make your move to Merritt.
… were drawing features, Sarah ultimately moved to Merritt for the position with NVH. … We love Merritt. The scenery is … when they’re in need and make the community a thriving place to be. … There are many reasons to join the health-care … of the Nicola Valley, the City of Merritt is a beautiful place to call home. Make your move to Merritt. … IH, Interior …
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Andrea has gone from living in a tent city in Kelowna to full-time employment, owning a car and renting a place of her own thanks to the fentanyl patch program.
… she shares. “I had been living off and on the streets for five years and had almost given up. I felt useless and … at a street outreach organization. She rents her own place, got her driver’s licence back, and owns a car. “I wake … to go to, especially in a costly city like Kelowna.” The best advice Andrea ever got was from her mom: Stop looking in …
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Learn about urgent and primary care centres, what services they provide, and when they’re the best option for those with a non-life threatening condition.
… vary depending on the location, but you can be treated for a number of urgent health concerns such as: Minor pain … including referrals and prescription renewals, the best option is to call your primary care provider (family … first. Your primary care provider knows you and has the best understanding of your past and current primary care …