Trail

• Population

  Town Population: 7,709 (2016 Census)

  Patient Catchment: 20,000

  Ages of Population:
  0-17: 17.5%
  18-24: 9.7%
  25-64: 53.7%
  65+: 19.1% (BC Stats, 2010 Figures)

• Health Administrative Information

  Health Authority: Interior Health

  Health Service Delivery Area: Kootenay Boundary

  Regional District: Kootenay Boundary

  Rural Designation: RSA community

  RRP Designation: B

  RRP Points: 16.2

• Practitioners + Clinic information

  General Practitioners: 24 + 50 Specialists(www.cpsbc.ca)

  Clinics
  Waneta Primary Care Clinic
  Suite 242, 8100 Highway 3B
  Trail, BC, V1R 4N7
  P: 250 368-0053 | F: 250 368-0054
  
  Riverside Medical Clinic
  304 - 1101 Dewdney Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 4T1
  P: 250 368-5656
  
  Health Centre
  Teck Resources Ltd
  Box 1000
  Trail, BC, V1R 4L8
  P: 250 364-4321
  
  Trail Health (Kiro Wellness Centre)
  Suite 2 - 1500 Columbia Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1J9
  P: 250 364-6219
  
  Columbia Family Medicine
  302 - 1101 Dewdney Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 4T1
  P: 250 368-9394
  * Columbia Family Medicine is a full service clinic with 3 GPs
  

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital is a facility that offers specialist services, core medical services and advanced diagnostic services to the residents throughout the region. Services include:

• Emergency Care
• Intensive Care
• Acute Medical Care
• Palliative Care
• Surgical Care
• Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Renal Care
• Mental Health Programs
• Rehabilitation Services
• Oncology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Laboratory Services

• Contact Info

  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 368-3311 | F: 250 364-3422
  www.kbrh.ca
  

• Hospital Info

  Family physicians admit and manage own patients.

  Acute Care Beds: 75 beds

  Intensive Care Unit: Yes

• Emergency Room

  There is a full service Emergency Room in this community. It is open 24/7.

  Number of Visits Per Year: Scheduled: 832 / Unscheduled: 14,431 (2009/2010: IHA Stats)

  Travel distance to transfer hospital: 313 km in Kelowna

• Hospital CAEP and CTAS

  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 anaesthetic services in this community.

• Surgery

  There are surgical services in this community, including:

  major, minor, orthopedic, and general surgeries

• Maternity

  This community offers obstetrical services, including Caesarian section, and midwifery. See the Midwifery listing under the “Community Health Services” tab.

• Lab services

  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Lab
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-3401 | F: 250 364-3421
  Hrs: Daytime only

• Blood Bank

  There is a blood bank in this community.

• Imaging services

  X-Ray
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-3401 | F: 250 364-3422
  
  Ultrasound
  There is ultrasound service in this community.
  
  CT
  There is CT service in this community.
  
  MRI
  There is MRI service in this community, including mobile MRI.
  
  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 Services provides coverage to this community, including Air Ambulance services.

• Pharmacy

  Hospital
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Pharmacy
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-5130 | F: 250 364-5107
  
  In-community
  Drugstore Pharmacy #8572
  142 - 8100 Rock Island Highway
  Trail, BC, V1R 1M4
  P: 250 368-8544 | F: 250 368-8093
  
  Ferraro Foods
  850 Farwell Street
  Trail, BC, V1R 3T8
  P: 250 368-3363 | F: 250 368-5012
  
  Safeway Food & Drug Pharmacy #70
  1599 - 2nd Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1M3
  P: 250 368-3790 | F: 250 368-3513
  
  Shoppers Drug Mart #271
  1305 Cedar Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 4C3
  P: 250 368-3341 | F: 250 368-3393
  
  Trail Peoples Pharmacy #301
  1101 Dewdney Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 4T1
  P: 250 364-1993 | F: 250 364-1936
  
  Wal-mart Pharmacy #1011
  1601 Marcolin Drive
  Trail, BC, V1R 4Y1
  P: 250 364-2707 | F: 250 364-3148
  

• Extended Care

  Hospital
  Poplar Ridge Pavilion (50 beds)
  1200 Hospital Bend
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 368-3311
  
  In-community
  Columbia View Lodge (76 beds)
  2920 Laburnum Drive
  Trail, BC, V1R 4N2
  P: 250 362-1271
  
  Rose Wood Village (46 beds)
  8125 Devito Trail
  Trail, BC, V1X 4R9
  P: 250 489-0667
  
  Harbour House (9 beds)
  1100 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-9995 | F: 250 364-9909
  

• Home Nursing

  Home & Community Care Office
  P: 250 364-6230
  
  Prenatal Home Visits
  Kiro Wellness Centre
  Suite 1, 1500 Columbia Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1J9
  P: 250 364-6230 | F: 250 364-6237
  

• Midwifery

  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  Mountain Midwives
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-9224 | F: 250 364-3473
  

• Dietetics

  Nutritional Services
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-5130 | F: 250 364-5107

• Diabetic Nurse Educator

  Diabetes Education Services
  Kiro Wellness Centre
  Suite 1, 1500 Columbia Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1J9
  P: 250 364-6230 | F: 250 364-6237

• Physiotherapy

  Hospital
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-5130 | F: 250 364-5107
  
  In-community
  West Kootenay Chiropractic
  1518 Second Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1M4
  P: 250 368-5300
  
  Evergreen Sports & Physical Therapy
  1302 Bay Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 4A8
  P: 250 368-8862
  

• Occupational therapy

  Hospital
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  1200 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-5130 | F: 250 364-5107
  
  In-community
  (WCB) WorkSafe Community OT - Kootenays
  185 Cambridge Road
  Trail, BC, V1R 2H9
  P: 250 368-7203 | F: 250 364-0927
  

• Mental Health and Addictions

  Hospital
  Mental Health & Addictions
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
  Suite 3, 1500 Columbia Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1J9
  P: 250 364-6262 | F: 250 364-6257
  
  In-community
  Mental Health Centre
  2nd Floor - 1051 Farwell Street
  Trail, BC, V1R 4S9
  P: 250 364-6262
  Hrs: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
  
  Freedom Quest
  200 - 1504 Cedar Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 4C5
  P: 250 364-0082
  
  Harbour House (9 beds)
  1100 Hospital Bench
  Trail, BC, V1R 4M1
  P: 250 364-9995 | F: 250 364-9909
  

• Social workers

  Hospital
  Interior Health Authority
  Suite 3, 1500 Columbia Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1J9
  P: 250 364-6262 | TFP: 1 800 515-6999 | F: 250 364-6257
  
  In-community
  Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society
  2079 Columbia Avenue
  Trail, BC, V1R 1K7
  P: 250 364-2326 | F: 250 364-1255
  

Building Beautiful Babies
Trail FAIR Society
2079 Columbia Avenue
Trial, BC, V1R 1K7
P: 250 364-2326 | F: 250 364-1255

Ankors AIDS Network
#46 - 17th Avenue South
Cranbrook, BC, V1C 5A8
P: 250 426-3383 | F: 1 800 421-2437

• Practice Site Information

  Columbia Family Medicine
  302 - 1101 Dewdney Avenue
  Trail, BC V1R 4T1
  P: 250 368-9394
  
  Physician Site Coordinator
  Dr. Rowland Phillips
  
  On-call Schedule
  1 day in 7, 1 weekend shift in 4, OB call 1 day/week
  
  Office Hours
  Mon-Fri, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  




• Training Site Information

  Medical Student Training: Yes

  Medical Student: UBC

  Family Practice Resident Site: Yes

  Medical Resident: UBC




• Students & Residents Perspectives

  On the Community

  “Very friendly people, mainly seniors. Patients were open to seeing residents.” “Community was fantastic. Trail and Rossland are very different culturally. Both very down to earth. The Trail community is more blue collar while Rossland has an adventurous spirit with a love for all things alpine and outdoor. I found both communities very welcoming. The staff at the Trail hospital are very friendly. The people of Rossland were very open to newcomers. I was invited to potlucks, bonfires and bike rides. Rossland is the safest place I’ve ever lived! Nobody locks their house and kids leave their bikes outside, unlocked!”

  On the Experience

  “Learned a lot, great collegial environment – well rounded experience.” “I found the experience quite rich. I got along very well with my preceptor – Dr. Stanley. He is very interested in health psychology, as am I, so we had many interesting discussions about why patients present the way they do. Trail is the Regional Center for the west Kootenays so almost everything is available at the hospital. There aren’t usually too many learners around so it is easy to get involved with emerg, ICU, anesthesia and maternity.”

  Challenges

  “Somewhat isolating. More gynecologists needed.” “The main challenge of this rotation was volume. Some clinic days were quite slow over the summer. I was not pushed to become more efficient. The inpatient volume was also quite low – I think because chronic medical conditions are so well controlled in this practice. The was no obstetrics in this practice.”




• Patient Load

  Practice per Day: 10-14




• Office Set-up

  Personnel in Office: Nurse, nurse practitioners, diabetic nurse educator. This office is an interprofessional practice.

  Does your office have a surgical suite? No

  Payment Modality: Fee-for-service

  Do you use a consistent charting system in your practice? Yes

  Is there a problem list on each chart? Yes

  Is there space for the resident to have an office an an examination room? Yes

  Technology:

  Email

  Internet

  Healthnet in town

  Electronic Medical Records




• Educational Opportunities

  Hospital Rounds: Yes, daily hospital rounds

  CME Teleconferences: Yes

  Conferences: Yes, there are opportunities for conferences.

  Journal Clubs/Reading: Yes, there are opportunities for journal clubs/reading.

  CCFP Small Group Learning: No

  Small Group Learning: No

  Resident Interview Audit: Yes, there are opportunities for a Resident Interview/Audit.

  What other educational opportunities are available to your students and residents (e.g., rounds, CPD)? *New-ER weekends in Nakusp.




• Disciplines Involved in Teaching

  Medicine
  Nursing