We Are IH: Salmon Arm services clerk proud to work in health care

July 7, 2022

Name: Shelby Henry (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Administrative Services Clerk, Rehabilitation Department
Years of Service: 10
Worksite: Shuswap Lake General Hospital
Community: Salmon Arm
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc
Advice to live by: “If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with a little rain.” — Dolly Parton

Born and raised in Salmon Arm, B.C., Shelby Henry describes herself as bubbly and an animal lover. At work, she’s highly organized and focused on colleagues and clients.

“I love to help people. I firmly believe we are all put on this blue marble floating through space for a reason. I have just been lucky enough to find my calling: it is to help people. I try and make things better than how I found them. I work with an incredible group of people and it is a blast to know we make a difference every day doing what we love.”

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Man and woman at Emerald Lake.

Shelby with her partner, Michael, at Emerald Lake

In her spare time, you’ll likely find Shelby enjoying all kinds of outdoor activities: hiking, snowshoeing, paddleboarding, camping – pretty much anything in nature. Living in an “outdoor paradise,” she’s very intentional about enjoying her surroundings as often as possible.

With every new season, Shelby looks forward to a whole host of brand new adventures. Often, she’s accompanied by her partner and her pet, a very special rescue cat.

“Mittens follows me around like a puppy. The best part is – he has thumbs! So when he stands up, his paws create little hearts with how they are naturally shaped. Because of his unusual feet, he has a different number of toes on each paw. Pets really do make every day a little better.”

Woman with cat.

Mittens cuddles up to Shelby for a selfie

When it comes to her career, Shelby has had many proud moments.

“The thing I am most proud of is being a health-care worker over the last three years. It has been a crazy few years; ‘unprecedented’ almost feels cliché now. Knowing I have been able to help and really make a difference in a time of challenges and uncertainty, has made me really proud of my career choice.”

Shelby truly values her team of colleagues.

“I would love to throw a shout out to all my co-workers in Interior Health who have been showing up every day and being wonderful at what they do. I think if we take anything with us from the past few years, it should be the wisdom of what we have learned, and to always have patience and be kind.”

Woman sitting overlooking lake.

Shelby takes in a view of White Lake while wearing her favourite dinosaur hat

Woman at Alligator Gorge in Australia.

Shelby at Alligator Gorge in the Southern Flinders Ranges of Australia

Shelby nominates Robyn Boudreau, physiotherapist at SLGH, to keep We Are IH going:

“Robyn Boudreau is a wonderful physiotherapist. She is very kind and caring and has a wonderful presence about her. Robyn is amazing at her job and is loved by her patients. She takes on all challenges with her patient’s best interest in mind. She is very much a team player and it is a blast getting to work with her!” - Shelby Henry