Arrow Lakes Hospital is a six-bed hospital facility,[1] located in Nakusp, British Columbia. The hospital is owned and operated by Interior Health in the Kootenay Boundary Health Service Area.[2]
| Arrow Lakes Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Interior Health | |
  Location in British Columbia | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°14′18″N 117°47′43″W / 50.23833°N 117.79528°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Medicare (Canada) |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 6 |
| Helipad | TC LID: CAL2 |
| Links | |
| Website | Arrow Lakes Hospital website |
History
editIn 2018, the provincial government announced $2.1 million for upgrades to the hospital including new triage facilities, trauma bays and renovation to existing patient exam bays.[3]
Services
editThe hospital serves the village and the nearby communities including Edgewood, New Denver and Slocan.
It services include:[4]
- Laboratory and radiology (x-ray) services
- 24/7 Emergency services
- Acute-care beds for patient admissions for general medicine, observation, assessment, convalescence and palliative care
- Low-risk obstetrical care
- Outpatient ambulatory-care procedures
- Physiotherapy and some clinics and programs including diabetic education, nutrition consultation, respiratory, cancer-diagnosis support, limited chemotherapy, pastoral care and hospice
References
edit- ^ "Facility Profile" (PDF). Interior Health. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Home". www.interiorhealth.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Kehler, Jaimie (January 12, 2018). "$2.1M in upgrades announced for Nakusp, B.C., hospital Social Sharing". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
- ^ Database (last modified 26 March 2009). "Arrow Lakes Hospital" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Community Resource Database of Community Living British Columbia. Accessed 26 February 2010.