We Are IH: Experienced nurse always steps up when needed

December 19, 2024
Loreen with her prize-winning pups.

Name:  Loreen Jacobson (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Years of Service:  45
Worksite: Home Health, Royal Inland Hospital 
Community:  Merritt
Ancestral Territory: Nlaka'pamux Nation
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Always follow your intuition!

Loreen Jacobsen was born and raised in New Westminster, B.C., and moved to Merritt in 1990. Graduating from the Registered Nursing program in the late 1970s at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Loreen continued her training throughout her entire career. She went on to do a critical care course, and later a primary nurse course in 2021.

All of her education supported her throughout her professional journey at Royal Columbian Hospital, Burnaby General Hospital and now Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre.  

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