Interior Health CEO Statement On Wildfires

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Our teams have worked through the night ensuring each person goes to the facility that best suits his or her individual needs. We are also staying in close contact with First Nations leaders to see what health supports are needed for First Nations communities hard hit by the wildfires.

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We understand that families may not know where their loved one has been relocated, which is why we have set up a central phone line through our Patient Care Quality Office where these answers will be provided.

I want to reassure the public and families of residents and patients that the majority of individuals in our care from both 100 Mile and Ashcroft are all safely in their new temporary accommodations. We will keep you updated on the progress of the evacuations in Williams Lake.

Our employees and physicians on the ground at all affected sites have performed their duties with remarkable calm, even those facing personal losses to the fires. Their commitment to patients is truly heroic.

This is one of the gravest situations Interior Health has faced in terms of such widespread natural disaster impacting our services. We are extremely fortunate to have so many dedicated, calm and clear thinking people at all levels within Interior Health and within the many partner agencies working with us.”