Salmon Arm

• Population

  Town Population: 17,706 (2016 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: 54 (www.cpsbc.ca) + 21 Specialists

  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
  

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: 250 803-4502
  

• Imaging 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
  

• 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
  

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

• 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