Arrow Lakes Hospital

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 Kootney 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
Organization
Care system	Medicare (Canada)
Type	Community
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	6
Helipad	TC LID: CAL2
Links
Website	Arrow Lakes Hospital website

History

In 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

The 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

1. (PDF) https://www.interiorhealth.ca/AboutUs/QuickFacts/PopulationLocalAreaProfiles/Documents/Arrow%20Lakes%20Hospital.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Home". www.interiorhealth.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
3. Kehler, Jaimie (January 12, 2018). "$2.1M in upgrades announced for Nakusp, B.C., hospital Social Sharing". CBC News.
4. 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.