We Are IH: Vernon rehab assistant is on the trail to achieve her goals

September 15, 2022
Brandy at the radio tower on the High Rim Trail in the North Okanagan.

Name: Brandy Martin (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Central Functions Rehabilitation Assistant
Years of Service: 25
Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Community: Vernon
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Advice to live by: You have to have a work-life balance.

Brandy Martin, a central functions rehabilitation assistant, was born in Medicine Hat, Alta. She moved to Vernon, B.C., in 1987 and has been working at Interior Health for more than two decades.

“As a health-care worker for the past 25 years, and a JOHSC [Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee] co-chair for the past year, I have come to really appreciate working with others that have a good work ethic and are willing to work collaboratively together to achieve the same goals.”

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