Interior Health

Interior Health is a regional health authority in British Columbia. It is one of the five publicly-funded regional health authorities, serving the southern Interior region of British Columbia.

Facilities
As of 2020 Interior Health operates 16 community hospitals, 4 regional hospitals, 2 tertiary hospitals and 22 health care centers, including: • 100 Mile District General Hospital

• Arrow Lakes Hospital

• Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre

• Boundary District Hospital, Grand Forks

• Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Williams Lake

• Creston Valley Hospital & Health Centre

• Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, Clearwater

• East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook

• Elk Valley Hospital, Fernie

• Golden & District Hospital

• Invermere & District Hospital

• Kelowna General Hospital

• Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, Trail

• Kootenay Lake Hospital, Nelson

• Lillooet Hospital & Health Centre

• Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre, Merritt

• Penticton Regional Hospital

• Princeton General Hospital

• Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke

• Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops

• Shuswap Lake General Hospital

• South Okanagan General Hospital

• Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Activities
Interior Health received a $195,814 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership fund to implement an automated electronic reminder system for vaccination appointments across the region.

Awards
Since the start of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) nursing program in 1974 and its respiratory therapy program Interior Health and Royal Inland Hospital have contributed to the expansion and growth of health education programs at TRU by helping students obtain their education practice requirements. Thus, TRU awarded Interior Health authority as with the 2010 Distinguished Alumni: Service to the Community Award.