For those interested in having a voice in how healthcare is delivered in BC, see http://www.healthyheart.bc.ca/patientvoices
AIDS Hotline....... 1-800-661-4337
Living Positive Resource Cntr..... 1-800-616-2437
HIV/AIDS Testing call your local Health Centre
TTD 1-866- 688 9470
How to access Ministry of Health programs
BC Medical Services Plan ....... 1-800-663-7100 or call your local Service BC
BC Nurse Line....... 1-866-215-4700
BC Seniors Medication Info Line .... 1-800-663-6233
Canadian Health Network Health Information
www.canadian-health-network.ca
Canadian Red Cross
Bath & mobility aids. Loan by donation. Medical/professional referral required.
Cawston.. 499-2562
Penticton 493-7533
Princeton 293-6467
Oliver........ 498-6700
Osoyoos.. 495-7440
Summerland........ 494-0818
or toll free.... 1-800-661-3308
College of Physicians & Surgeons Doctors accepting new patients 1-800-461-3008
www.cpsbc.ca
Dial-a-dietician.... 1-800-667-343 Food & nutrition information
Eating Disorders Resource Centre ........ 1-800-665-1822 www.bcchildren’s.ca
Health Canada Website ....... www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Health Link... www.interiorhealth.ca Directory of Health Programs & Services
Pharmacare....... 1-800-663-7100
Lion’s Club 492-6447 assists blind with transportation
Poison Control Centre 1-800-567-8911
Sexually Transmitted Diseases.... 1-800-661-4337 www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
Travel Assistance Program.... 1-800-663-7100
help with travel costs for non-emergency medical costs
Personal Supports
Equipment & assistive aids ....... 1-888-818-1211
Public Health
Nursing, sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition, disease control, speech therapy, travel, children’s services, newborns
Public Health Centres
Keremeos 499-3029
Penticton 770-3434
Princeton 295-4442
Oliver........ 498-4966
Osoyoos.. 495-7433
Summerland........ 404-8050
Home Care Programs
Adult health, assessment for Long Term Care 487-4428
Home Support Services
In home services for those with disability or illness
Keremeos 499-3029
Oliver........ 498-2050
Osoyoos.. 498-2050
Penticton 770-3477
Princeton 295-4442
Summerland........ 404-8060
Support Groups for Specific Conditions
Check with the Health Centre, or community resources in your area. Also check online.
Walk – In Medical Clinics
Peach City Medical & Urgent Care Clinic 2090 Skaha Lake Road 276-5050
Skaha Medical Centre, Penticton 162, 1848 Main Street 493-5228
M-F 12:00 noon—8:00 p.m. Sat 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Sun 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Rosedale Medical Clinic...... 404-4242 13099 Rosedale Summerland
Mon-Friday 5:00—7:30 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Sun. 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
Here is a website with info on funding possibilities for people with disabilities: http://www.thenba.ca/
For those with chronic pain conditions and other long term health problems, medicinal cannabis is
legal in Canada. See this Health Canada webpage for info on how to apply for a liscense to access this medicine:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/how-comment/applicant-demandeur/index-eng.php
Contact the Kelowna Compassion Club at bekindok@hotmail.com for info on accessing medicinal cannabis in the Okanagan.
Keremeos - Lower Similkameen Community Services Society can connect people with
Volunteer Drivers for appointments etc, Meals on Wheels, and Telephone Reassurance.
Call Susan Kellar or Cheri Mitchell at 250-499-2352 Mon-Fri 8am-noon