After weeks of preparation and months without proper health care in the area, the Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre is finally ready to open its doors.
SACHC officials are excited to announce they will be opening the office to provide health services to local residents on Monday, Nov. 18.
Nurse Practitioner Judy Deringer has been busy outfitting the office and says the process has taken longer than anyone anticipated.
She looks forward to meeting residents with health concerns.
Deringer will be able to assist with many of the community’s health concerns that had previously had to be addressed and treated out of town.
The Centre is located above Munro’s Sorrento Prescriptions at 1250 Trans-Canada Highway in downtown Sorrento.
Access to the centre is located from the rear laneway.
Watch for further announcements with respect to hours of operation and contact information.
The community health centre is a joint initiative of Interior Health and the Sorrento and Area Community Association (SACA).
Interior Health is paying Deringer’s salary and SACA is fundraising to pay the overhead costs.
Donations to help make this happen can be made to the Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre at the Sorrento branch of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union.