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Learn what to expect if your loved one is being cared for in intensive care.
… ICUs. Once their condition improves and they can be cared for closer to home, they will be transferred as appropriate. … flexible, but speak to a nurse about when it is best to visit. See our hospital visiting guidelines for more … be asked to choose a spokesperson and to decide who may visit. The spokesperson will: Be the main person point of …
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Interior Health’s Advance Care Planning: Your Voice, Your Choice video series teaches about the purpose and importance of advance care planning (ACP).
… stage. It’s a gift of clarity, dignity and peace of mind—for yourself and those who matter most to you. … Join Ranj, a … These resources can help: Interior Health ACP resources Visit our Advance Care Planning page to access helpful tools, … what you need. First Nations Health Authority resources Visit their  Advance Care Planning  page to learn how to …
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Know the ways you can protect yourself from wildfire smoke, and learn how to recognize the health symptoms you might experience from poor air quality.
… seek medical care or talk to your health-care provider.” … Visit the BCCDC wildfire smoke webpage to learn more about the health effects of wildfire smoke, how to prepare for wildfire season, and more. For other steps to create … issues before, during or after a wildfire please visit our wildfires webpage . Call  8-1-1  or your primary …
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Interior Health (IH) and our community partners offer mental health services for youth and adults. Our services are confidential and safe, and free of judgment
… to what they see or hear, and they look to trusted adults for reassurance. These communication tips may help relieve … of your children and young loved ones. Limit exposure to news stories on traditional and social media channels … ask you a few questions to get you started. You can also visit one of our  MHSU offices . You can also work with …
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The Access Services program is the point of entry for you when you are referred to community MHSU Services.
… meet your needs.  To self-refer, call 310-MHSU (6478) or visit your local MHSU Centre . Or feel free to speak to your family doctor or nurse practitioner to ask for a referral.  When you contact MHSU, an intake clinician … MHSU Centre , or call 310-MHSU (6478).  Referral Form for Community Mental Health & Substance Use Services For …
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​The Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic is a service to help families coordinate the surgeries, assessments, therapies, and monitoring that their child may require.
… at any time, as needed. This service is available for children and youth from birth to age 19 who live in the … until the age of 19. Referrals are also accepted for patients transferring their care to the Interior from … advice regarding feeding issues. Families are invited to visit with our multidisciplinary cleft lip and palate team …
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Whether you’re new to Canada, British Columbia, or moving within the province, learn how health care is delivered and how to access it.
… what you need to do: As soon as you arrive in B.C., apply for Medical Services Plan (MSP), the province’s medical plan … in the province. To look up information about doctors, visit their registrant directory . If you don’t have a family doctor, you can visit an Urgent and Primary Care Centre  or a walk-in health …
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A partnership between School District 73, Thompson Rivers University and IH, HSA offers high school students an opportunity to explore careers in health care.
… Haastrup, manager of Clinical Operations at Overlander.  “For these students, the Health Sciences Academy is an … recruitment team at  CareerExploration@InteriorHealth.ca . Visit Career Exploration … Visit our Stories@IH blog homepage Sign up to receive the …
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Learn about the many tests that may be used to help diagnose and monitor heart conditions.
… be done, not all tests are available at all locations.  Visit our X-Rays & Medical Imaging page for more information … A small monitor that is used to detect … pericarditis, heart tumors, or damage from a heart attack. Visit our X-Rays & Medical Imaging page for more information …
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Learn how the cardiology team worked together to reduce wait times for stress tests from a few weeks to a few days.
… the Stories@IH email digest twice a week to your inbox Visit our Stories@IH blog homepage … Learn how the cardiology team worked together to reduce wait times for stress tests from a few weeks to a few days. … Interior … attack, angina … Shuswap Lake Hospital reduces wait times for cardiac patients … Check out more stories like this … …