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Community InformationSalmon Arm is located in the Shuswap Lake area. It is the largest city in the Shuswap area. Salmon Arm first started as a railway camp during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), later developing into a logging, farming and dairy centre. Salmon Arm is surrounded by outstanding natural beauty, clean waterways, provincial parks and an abundance of green space. It has a mild, yet distinct four season climate, and superior year-round recreational amenities. The area boasts abundant art and craft work of various cultures, including aboriginal selections.
Salmon Arm’s economy is a diverse mixture of forestry, agriculture, tourism commerce and manufacturing. A growing industry in the Salmon Arm area is the ever-popular agri-tourism. These farms includes wineries, berry farms, orchards, artisan cheese, dairy farms, corn fields, pumpkin and gourd patches, canning and cider pressing, petting zoos and much more.
INDUSTRY:
Forestry, agriculture, tourism commerce and manufacturingPopulation
Town Population: 17,464 (BC Stats, 2011 Census)
Ages of Population:
0-17: 17.1% 18-24: 8.9% 25-64: 52.3% 65+: 21.8% (BC Stats, 2010 Figures)
Health Administrative Information
Health Authority: Interior Health
Health Service Delivery Area: Thompson Cariboo Shuswap
Regional District: Columbia-Shuswap
Rural Designation: RSA community
RRP Designation: C
RRP Points: 13.20
Practitioners + Clinic information
General Practitioners: 51 (www.cpsbc.ca)
Clinics Shuswap Family Practice #102, 571 - 6 Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 1R6 P: 250 832-2151 The Maple Tree Medical Clinic 1181 - 6 Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2S5 P: 250 832-9361 Salmon Arm Medical Clinic Box 730, 581 Hudson Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N8 P: 250 832-2321 Neskonlith Social Wellness Centre 1051 First Nations Road Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2Z6 P: 250 833-0202 | F: 250-833-0990 www.neskonlithband.com Montebello Medical Clinic 302 - 320 Alexander Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4M6 P: 250 833-4677
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Salmon Arm Health Centre 851 - 16th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N7 P: 250 833-4100
Hrs: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Contact Info
Shuswap Lake General Hospital Box 520, 601 - 10th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 833-3636 | F: 250 833-1599
Hospital Info
Shuswap Lake General Hospital is a busy 40 bed hospital with:
- 24-hour emergency services with registered nurse (RN) triage
- Laboratory and radiology (x-ray) services
- Outpatient ambulatory care procedures
- Obstetrical care
Some core physician specialties include: internal medicine, orthopaedics, and low complexity general surgery including ambulatory care day surgery
Cardiac Stress Testing: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Acute Care Beds: 40
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds: 3
Major Medical Centre: Transfer to Kelowna (122 km)
Emergency Room
There is a full service Emergency Room in this community that is open 24/7 and offers RN led triaging. This facility also provides limited service coverage for head injuries and complex orthopaedics.
Number of Visits Per Year: Scheduled: 6,703 / Unscheduled: 18,276 (2007/2008: IHA Stats)
Travel distance to transfer hospital: 122 km to Kelowna
Hospital CAEP and CTAS
CAEP Classification
Description Level 5 – Facility with inpatient beds, offer services such as anaesthesia and ICU, definitive care for appropriate conditions, stabilization and transfer to another facility as requested, open 24/7
CTAS Level CTAS Level I (Resuscitation) CTAS Level II (Emergent) CTAS Level III (Urgent) CTAS Level IV (Less Urgent) CTAS Level V (Non Urgent)
Anaesthetics
There are anaesthesia services in this community.
Surgery
There are surgical services in this community, including:
general, minor, and orthopaedic surgery, as well as ambulatory day care surgery.
Maternity
There are many midwives and doulas serving this community. For more details, visit www.bcmidwives.com and www.bcdoulas.org
Lab services
Shuswap Lake General Hospital Lab Box 520, 601 - 10th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 803-4501 | F: 250 803-4502
Hrs: Mon-Fri 12 pm - 4 pm In-community Shuswap Outpatient Laboratory 31 - 2770 Trans Canada Highway Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 803-4501 | F: 250 803-4502Imaging services
X-Ray Shuswap Lake General Hospital Imaging Box 520, 601 - 10th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 833-3600 | F: 250 833-3628 Hrs: Mon-Fri 9 am - 4 pm Ultrasound There are ultrasound imaging services in this community. CT There are CT imaging services in this community. Mammography Mammography services provided by BC Cancer Agency twice a year. See www.bccancer.bc.ca for details. Additional Services Echocardiography
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BC Ambulance
BC Ambulance Service provides coverage to this community, including Air Ambulance services.
Pharmacy
Shuswap Lake General Hospital Pharmacy Box 520, 601 - 10th Street Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 803-4540 | F: 250 833-3612 Mount Ida Pharmacy Box 277, 200 Trans Canada Highway SW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N3 P: 250 804-0844 | F: 250 804-0899 Pharmasave #244 Box 1231, 270 Hudson Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P4 P: 250 832-2111 | F: 250 832-9329 Safeway Food and Drug Pharmacy #171 Centenoka Park Mall Box 1, 1 - 360 Trans Canada Highway SW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 1B4 P: 250 832-1080 | F: 250 832-0323 Salmon Arm Prescription Centre Box 907, 581B Hudson Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1 P: 250 804-0700 | F: 250 804-0790 Save-on-Foods Pharmacy #975 1151 - 10th Avenue SW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 1T3 P: 250 832-6551 | F: 250 632-6545 Shoppers Drug Mart #248 - Piccadilly Place #101, 1151 - 10th Avenue SW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 1T3 P: 250 832-2181 | F: 250 832-2147
Extended Care
Shuswap Lake General Hospital (25 beds) 601 - 10th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 833-3600 Hillside Village (112 beds) 2891 - 15 Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2B6 P: 250 833-5877 Bastion Place (101 beds) 700 - 11th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P9 P: 250 833-3616 Arbor House (22 beds) 331 - 8th Street SE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4C9 P: 250 832-9833 Piccadily Care Centre (51 beds) 821 - 10th Avenue Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 1T2 P: 250 804-1676
Home Nursing
Home & Community Care Office P: 250 832-6643 Prenatal Home Visits Salmon Arm Health Centre 851 - 16th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N7 P: 250 833-4100 We Care Vernon P: 250 542-9717 | F: 250 545-9729
Dietetics
Shuswap Lake General Hospital Box 520, 601 - 10th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 833-3636 | F: 250 833-1599
Diabetic Nurse Educator
Diabetes Education Program Shuswap Lake General Hospital Box 520, 601 - 10th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N6 P: 250 833-3636 ext. 2359 | F: 250 833-1599 In-community Canadian Diabetes Association Box 1056 Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2G0 www.diabetes.ca
Physiotherapy
Shuswap Physiotherapy Clinic 1181 - 6 Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2S5 P: 250 832-9651 Trish Toms Physiotherapy 1240 - 16th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2V1 P: 250 832-6946 Live Well Physiotherapy 171 Shuswap Street SW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4H8 P: 250 833-0050
Occupational therapy
Shuswap Children's Association Box 2579, 240A Shuswap Street Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4R5 P: 250 833-0164 | F: 250 833-0167
Mental Health and Addictions
CYMH Salmon Arm (Child/Youth Mental Health) 550 Lakeshore Drive NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4S4 P: 250 832-1719 CMHA, Shuswap-Revelstoke Branch Box 3275, 433 Hudson Avenue NW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4S1 P: 250 832-8477 | F: 250 832-8410 http://salmonarm.cmha.bc.ca IH Alcohol/Drug Services CMHA Building, 431 Hudson Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4S4 P: 250 833-4103 Hrs: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Salmon Arm Mental Health Centre 851 - 16th Street NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N7 P: 250 833-4100 Hrs: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Shushap Family Resources & Referral Service Box 914, 181 Trans-Can Highway NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1 P: 250 832-2170 | F: 250 833-0137
Social workers
Goshen Consultants Inc. Box 1746, 271A Trans-Can Highway NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P8 P: 250 832-3696 Pathways Counselling 204 - 231 Trans Canada Highway NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N8 P: 250 832-2700 Okanagan College 2552 - 10 Avenue NE, Trans Canada Highway Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2S4 P: 250 832-2126 Interior Health Authority 431 Hudson Avenue Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N7 P: 250 433-8103 Community Living BC Box 100, 351 Hudson Avenue NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4S4 P: 250 832-1718 Snowy Owl Counselling Inc. Box 748, 204 - 231 Trans Canada Highway Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N8 P: 250 832 2700 Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society Box 1463 Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P6 P: 250 832-9616 | F: 250 833-0137 www.safesociety.ca
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Living Waters Dental Clinic Box 308, 180 Lakeshore Drive NW Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N5 P: 250 832 3433 | F: 250 832 3428 Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society Box 1463 Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P6 P: 250 832-9616 | F: 250 833-0137 www.safesociety.ca Public Health Nursing Outreach Unit 201 - 40 Lakeshore Drive NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N5 P: 250 833-3401 Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder North Okanogan Shuswap P: 250 803-6107 Salmon Arm Pregnancy Outreach Interior Health Authority Box 914, 181 Trans Canada Highway NE Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1 P: 250 832-2170 | F: 250 833-0137 Hrs: Mon-Thurs 9 am - 5 pm www.familyresource.bc.ca
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Practice Site Information
Montebello Medical Clinic 302-320 Alexander Street Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 PO Box 32 Stn. Main 250-833-4677 Physician Site Coordionator Dr. Kim Grieve
Training Site Information
Family Practice Resident Site: Yes
Medical Resident: UBC
Students & Residents Perspectives
On the Community
“Nice community. Lots of tourists in the summer. Not sure what is the main industry in the area. Hospital is used to having some residents and medical students. Good number of local specialists (internal medicine, general surgery, ortho, radiology). Not a culturally diverse area bur serves some Native communities.”
On the Experience
“An excellent exposure to full service family medicine. Good variety of experiences with opportunities to do ER shifts and OB call. The practice group is very accustomed to having residents so the teaching is very good and their patients are quite receptive to seeing residents.”
Challenges
None. Salmon Arm is a good choice for someone who is looking for a small-medium size community that is not too remote in location.
Patient Load
Practice per Day: 10-20
Office Set-up
Technology: Internet
Preceptor Physicians
Dr. Kim Grieve Dr. Alison Howatt Dr. Stacey Kirkman
