Interior Health
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| Abbreviation | IH |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2001 |
| Type | GO |
| Headquarters | 505 Doyle Avenue Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 0C5 |
Region served | British Columbia Interior |
| Services | Health care |
CEO | Sylvia Weir |
| Budget | $2.6 billion (2020/21)[1] |
| Staff | 21,000 staff; 1,900 physicians; 4,800 volunteers[1] |
| Website | www |
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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.[2]
Facilities
As of 2020 Interior Health operates 16 community hospitals, 4 regional hospitals, 2 tertiary hospitals and 22 health care centers, including:[3]Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".
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.[4]
Health Information Exchange
Interior Health provides services across a broad region that includes many rural and remote communities, where access to timely clinical information is an important factor in care delivery. To support continuity of care across diverse settings, the authority participates in provincial health information exchange initiatives such as CareConnect, British Columbia’s centralized Electronic Health Record (EHR). CareConnect allows authorized providers to access consolidated health data, including laboratory results, diagnostic imaging, and hospital visits.[5]
Interior Health also uses the Clinical Data Exchange (CDX) Service to securely share clinical documents between health authorities and community-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. This includes systems such as Ava EMR and Wolf EMR, which are used in primary care settings across the province.[5]
These systems help facilitate coordinated care, particularly in areas where geographic barriers can limit access to centralized services.
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Quick Facts: A Snapshot of Interior Health". Interior Health. Interior Health Authority. 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Regional Health Authorities". gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Search Page". www.interiorhealth.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Internet Access & EMR Integration | Provincial Health Services Authority". Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.www.tru.ca, Thompson Rivers University. "Past Recipients". Thompson Rivers University - Alumni. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
External links
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