We Are IH: Devoted nurse supports mental health & substance use

March 23, 2023
Kristin Lockhart enjoying her backyard on a sunny day.

Name: Kristin Lockhart (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Manager, Clinical Operations, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, Daly Pavilion, Harbour House and McKim Cottage
Years of Service: 26
Community: Works in Trail and Nelson; lives in Castlegar
Ancestral Territory: Syilx, Sinixt and Ktunaxa Nations
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Choose to be kind despite the hard challenges, as we never truly know what is going on for another person and we are all in this together.

Kristin Lockhart is a registered nurse (RN) of 26 years. She feels blessed to have worked in a number of positions with Interior Health, both in frontline and leadership, and her true career passion is working in mental health and substance use (MHSU).

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