As one of six health authorities in British Columbia, Interior Health provides a full range of publicly funded health services to more than 720,000 residents in the Southern Interior.
With a $1.4 billion budget, Interior Health operates 45 acute care facilities including advanced care Tertiary Hospitals in the larger communities of Kamloops and Kelowna, Regional Hospitals in Cranbrook, Penticton, Vernon and Trail and Community Hospitals in many smaller population centres.
Interior Health is divided into four Health Service Areas - East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, Okanagan and Thompson Cariboo Shuswap. More than 1,200 physicians provide health care services through hospitals, community health centres, residential / assisted living facilities, mental health housing, and primary health care clinics.