Aboriginal Patient Navigator Service
Advocacy and Indigenous Services
Provided by Interior Health
Offers practical support to Aboriginal persons utilizing Interior Health services through hospital liaison and referral processes. Serves all Aboriginal people, including First Nations status, First Nations non status, Inuit, and Métis.
Aboriginal Patient Navigators are a resource for Aboriginal patients/clients and families to help them connect to the right services to meet their health care needs. They also are a resource for health care providers to help make health care services culturally safe and assist them in connecting with Aboriginal services.
- Services provided for patients/clients: Help patients understand and access health services, provide connections to religious and spiritual services, provide advocacy and emotional support, and work as part of the multidisciplinary team to connect to services on discharge
- Services provided for health care providers: Provide knowledge about cultural and spiritual practices, help identify and eliminate barriers to health care services and link Aboriginal services with non-Aboriginal services
Services are available through the hospital and/or the community. Service locations: Castlegar, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, Williams Lake.
Services are usually provided Monday - Friday during the day but can vary depending on the area of service. Services are provided in English and other Aboriginal languages.
No referral is required.
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250-365-7711 (Castlegar)
Kootenay Boundary Hospital & Kootenay Boundary Liaison (Hospital & Community Based)
250-426-5281 (Cranbrook)
East Kootenay Regional Hospital & East Kootenay Liaison (Hospital & Community Based)
250-374-5111 (Kamloops)
Royal Inland Hospital (Hospital Based)
250-862-4000 (Kelowna) ext. 5414
Kelowna General Hospital (Hospital Based)
250-492-4000 (Penticton)
Penticton Regional Hospital
250-545-2211
Vernon Jubilee Hospital (Hospital Based)
250-770-3696
Penticton Urgent and Primary Care Centre
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
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Availability
Service area: Interior Health Area
Service Types Provided
Advocacy
Indigenous Services
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.