Abbreviation | IH |
---|---|
Motto | For your whole life |
Formation | 2001 |
Type | GO |
Headquarters | 505 Doyle Avenue Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 0C5 |
Region served
|
British Columbia Interior |
Services | health care |
CEO
|
Chris Mazurkewich |
Budget
|
$1.9 billion (2013/4) |
Staff
|
19,200 and 1,500 physicians |
Website | www |
Interior Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider in an area of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Interior Health was established as one of five geographically based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of British Columbia. It is responsible for ensuring publicly funded health services are provided to the people of the Southern Interior. Interior Health serves a large geographic area covering almost 215-thousand square kilometres and includes larger cities such as Kelowna, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Penticton and Vernon, and a multitude of rural and remote communities.
The key areas in services provided include:
Interior Health provides services for the following areas:
18.25% over age 64
Other Health Authorities in British Columbia: