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We are IH: Remote Practice RN loves different aspects of nursing
May 8, 2025

A highly skilled registered nurse, Bettina was the missing piece needed to increase health-care services for residents in the hidden gem of Blue River.

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What’s in your kit? Packing emergency kits or grab-and-go bags
May 5, 2025

Your emergency kit should always include critical supplies like water, food, and a wind-up radio, but you can also add items that are unique to your situation.

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We are IH: A decade of care rooted in community
May 1, 2025

On July 1, 2025, Dr. Robinson will celebrate 10 years as a urologist at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH).

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Canadian Cancer Society lodge eases patient’s treatment journey
April 30, 2025

Doug Berry says he is thankful for the travel support through Cancer Travel and Accommodation Services (CTAAS) program.

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IH volunteers help strengthen our communities
April 28, 2025

Meet 2 IH volunteers who are making a difference in their communities. Teresa volunteers at RIH; Lee Reid of Nelson is active in the seniors' community.

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We are IH: Providing compassionate urologic care in the Kootenays
April 24, 2025
With her dedication to clinical excellence & inclusive care, Dr. Hilary Brotherhood isn't just a physician, but a trusted community member & thoughtful leader.
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Health & Wellness
How the fentanyl patch transformed Andrea’s life
April 24, 2025
Andrea has gone from living in a tent city in Kelowna to full-time employment, owning a car and renting a place of her own thanks to the fentanyl patch program.
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The cold chain: How vaccines go from the manufacturer to your arm
April 23, 2025
Cold chain management ensures vaccines remain at the correct temperatures during storage, transport and handling. It's a vital system that keeps patients safe.
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Celebrating IH staff who are helping make health-care sustainable
April 22, 2025
This Earth Day, meet some of the IH staff and medical professionals behind our environmental sustainability successes in 2024.
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Health & Wellness
How to prevent tick bites and tick-borne diseases
April 17, 2025
Learn about the precautions you can take to prevent tick bites and illnesses, and how to remove a tick on yourself, a family member or pet.
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Let’s talk about Advance Care Planning: Your Voice, Your Choice
April 16, 2025
Interior Health’s Advance Care Planning: Your Voice, Your Choice video series teaches about the purpose and importance of advance care planning (ACP).

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Halloween safety tips for trick-or-treating
October 28, 2024
As we approach the Halloween season, the has put together some tips--including tips to keep children safe and healthy during their trick-or-treating.
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We Are IH: Educator teaches respiratory patients how to live well
October 24, 2024
Suzie Kinnunen has been a respiratory therapist and respiratory patient educator at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) for the last three years.
Collage of three images: On the left, a health-care worker checks on a patient in a long-term care home setting. In the centre, a hospital worker in a green top with a face mask around their chin stands in a hospital room. On the right, a smiling individual with shoulder-length hair poses for a selfie in a room.
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We Are IH: Celebrating our health care assistants
October 17, 2024
Health care assistants make a big difference in our lives. Meet three IH HCAs who provide personal care services to vulnerable patients, clients & residents.
Two people: a woman with short brown hair (left), wearing a grey tank top and blue shorts, stands next to a man with brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt that says Revelstoke and green shorts behind them are lots of green trees.
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We Are IH: Celebrating a nurse's remarkable career and retirement
October 10, 2024
Deb is an introspective leader who values empowering others to express themselves. After a 33-year career at IH, she’s looking forward to her retirement.

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