The Shuswap Hospital Foundation has stepped up with a donation of $12,712 to assist the newly opened Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Committee in furnishing and equipping two examination rooms.
Dr. Brian Ayotte, past president and current board member of the foundation was on hand to present a plaque to Marilyn Clark and Melanie Kowles, both members of the Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Committee, commemorating the foundation’s gift.
Clark says members of the South Shuswap community are excited to have a health centre in Sorrento, where residents can access primary health care without having to travel into neighbouring communities.
“Many patients have come from Kamloops, Chase, North Shore, Blind Bay and White Lake,” she says of the centre’s early success.
The Sorrento & Area Community Health Centre opened on Nov. 18 and serves a cross-section of age groups from babies to seniors.
Nurse practitioner Judy Deringer is a registered nurse with a master’s degree.
The Health Centre is a partnership between Interior Health and the Sorrento & Area Community Association (S.A.C.A.)
“This facility is community sponsored and we are extremely grateful for the support of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation in providing this much-needed equipment,” said Clark.