April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault, help is available at your closest emergency department through Interior Health’s…
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EKFH Starlite Campaign raises over $800k
Thanks to the incredible work of our donors and supporters, this year’s East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) Starlite campaign was the most successful one…
Team-based primary care services strengthened in Golden
Golden residents will soon benefit from expanded access to team-based primary care and public health services with the opening of the new Golden Primary Care…
Blu Moose Golden Gravel returns June 7
We’re getting excited for our favourite bike ride of the year! The Blu Moose Golden Gravel is on June 7, and registration is open now….
Interior Health reports birthrate baby bump
Last year, Interior Health welcomed 6,136 newborns in its hospitals, an increase of 489 births or a nine per cent increase over 2020. “Interior Health…
First tax increase in 11 years for KERHD
The Kootenay East Regional Hospital District (KERHD) Feb. 8 adopted its annual budget for 2019. The total budget is $6,586,460, which includes new approvals for…
Making life brighter under the sun for hospital
After a long and snowy winter sometimes all you need is a bit of sun to brighten your day. That saying literally became reality when Shannon…
External Dual Chamber Pacemaker arrives
Thanks to the generous hearts of East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) donors a new external dual chamber pacemaker has recently arrived at the Golden &…
Mountain Magic Quilters support health care initiatives
L-R: Linda Berukoff (EKFH), Irene Gray, Lisey Lalonde (Face of the A Clear View Campaign), Bev Ewan, Erica Phillips (IH) What started out as a…