Interior Health hosts community consultation sessions
By Nelson Daily Staff
Interior Health has scheduled a number of community consultation sessions (March 24-26) to engage area residents in productive dialogue around sustainable health-care services associated with the Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre.
Focus groups will also be held with elected officials, physicians and health centre staff.
“We are pleased to see the community consultation process moving forward,” said Dr. Alan Stewart, Senior Medical Director for Community and Residential Services. “
This is a terrific opportunity to learn from the community, our physicians and staff about their priorities, their values and how we can best meet Kaslo’s health-care needs given the ongoing human resource challenges we are facing.”
Linda Tarrant, an expert in collaborative strategic planning, will facilitate the focus group discussions. Dr. John Ross, a Canadian expert on rural emergency care, will also consult with health-care professionals and assist Interior Health in developing a sustainable model of emergency care.
Kaslo residents Maggie Winters and Maggie Crowe have been instrumental in designing the consultation process which will include a full-day workshop in April when elected officials, community representatives, physicians and Interior Health staff will come together to clarify priorities and develop suggestions for sustainable health-care services in Kaslo.
“Our goal is to provide Kaslo residents with consistent, sustainable, quality care,” said Stewart. “We look forward to the focus group discussions and how they will inform our decisions moving forward.”
The community will be kept informed and involved as the consultation process unfolds.
Area residents are invited to attend the sessions outlined below:
Sunday March 24 at the Lardeau Valley Community Hall in Meadow Creek from 5-7 p.m. for North Kootenay Lake residents
To pre-register call 250-366-4452.
The sessions move to Kaslo Legion Hall Monday (March 25) from 10 a.m. to noon; 12:30-2:30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday (March 26) the times at the Kaslo Legion Hall are from 7:30-9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m.
To pre-register, email [email protected] or call 250-353-2083.
