Discover Sixty-Five: August 2022

Helping improve healthcare in rural communities.
Community paramedics (CP) provide primary care
services to increase access to basic health-care
services in non-urgent settings, in patients’ homes
and the community. This is done within their
training and experience and in partnership with
local health-care providers.
The Community Paramedicine Program offers
residents in rural and remote communities
enhanced health-care services from
paramedics. The program broadens the traditional
focus of paramedics to include health promotion
and provides basic health care services to older
adults with chronic conditions, palliative care, those
at risk of falls and enhancing and supporting whole
community care with health promotion and
vitals clinics.
Community Paramedics are improving access to
health-care in rural and remote communities by
expanding on the role of qualified paramedics
working in the community.
These are the Paramedics working in your neigbourhoods. You can contact them by email directly.
CASTLEGAR
• Dawn Vanderkroft, CP
cp.castlegar@bcehs.ca
CRESTON
• Carey Stephenson, CP
cp.creston@bcehs.ca
FRUITVALE
• Bryan Henry, CP
cp.fruitvale@bcehs.ca
GRAND FORKS
• Jan Falkoski, CP
cp.grandforks@bcehs.ca
KASLO
• Leanne Blancher CP
• Martin Cyr, CP
cp.kaslo@bcehs.ca
NAKSUP
• Randy Mackenzie, CP
cp.nakusp@bcehs.ca
NEW DENVER
• Casey Law, CP
cp.newdenver@bcehs.ca
RIONDEL
• Cory Medhurst, CP
cp.riondel@bcehs.ca
ROSSLAND
• Derek Wolfe, CP
cp.rossland@bcehs.ca
SALMO
• Lana Bond, CP
cp.salmo@bcehs.ca
WINLAW
• Anneke Fidler, CP
cp.winlaw@bcehs.ca
If you require these services, or are concerned about a relative or neighbour, please contact us
email: communityparamedicine@bcehs.ca Website: bcehs.ca
24 August 2022 DISCOVER SIXTY-FIVE, Kootenay Seniors Living