| Interior Health | |
| Abbreviation: | IH |
| Founders: | --> |
| Type: | GO |
| Headquarters: | 505 Doyle Avenue Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 0C5 |
| Region Served: | British Columbia Interior |
| Services: | health care |
| Leader Title: | CEO |
| Leader Name: | Susan Brown |
| Parent Organisation: | , if one --> |
| Budget: | $2.6 billion (2020/21)[1] |
| Num Staff: | 21,000 staff; 1,900 physicians; 4,800 volunteers |
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]
As of 2020 Interior Health operates 16 community hospitals, 4 regional hospitals, 2 tertiary hospitals and 22 health care centers, including:[3]
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]
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.[5]