Enhancing Short Stay Beds: Better Access, Smoother Experience

Help Improve Short Stay Bed Services in the South Okanagan.
We’re working to make short stay beds – used for respite care, convalescence, and end-of-life-easier to access and more efficient for patients, families and staff.

We want to:
 Ensure timely and appropriate access to care
 Make the best use of available resources
 Streamline the admission and discharge process
 Ensure care aligns with patient and family goals

We need patient partners to share their experiences, offer ideas and provide feedback on public-facing materials. You can participate in 55-minute meetings every two weeks on Mondays (11 AM – 12 PM) or be consulted as needed.

I have a draft project charter that I can share once complete.

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Level of Engagement

This opportunity is at the level of Involve on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.

Eligibility

• Willing & comfortable to share health care experiences in a group setting
• Specific health care experiences [details below]
• Previous committee/working group experience
• Have access to technology and the internet to participate in the engagement opportunity
• Comfortable using technology to attend online/virtual meetings
• An interest in improving health care services
• The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
• We’re looking for patient partners to share their experiences when accessing short-stay beds, and ideas to help shape these improvements.

Patient Partners ARE NOT required to be PVN members to participate in this engagement opportunity.

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Becky Miller Director, Home and Community Care | Interior Health 250-80-97951 Becky.miller@interiorhealth.ca

Interested?

Apply by April 28, 2025.

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