COVID-19 news stories
Please read the following stories that have appeared in local media about accessing primary care during the COVID-19 outbreak.
June 29/30 2020: Thank you to community for Outdoor Assessment Centre support
- Penticton Western: Division of Family Practice expresses thanks
- Penticton Herald: Letter of the Day Assessment Centre sends its thanks
May 17 2020: Outdoor Assessment Centre seeing more patients
- Castanet Penticton: Outdoor Assessment Centre seeing more patients
May 15 2020: New Virtual Care Directory, and reminder for patients to visit their family doctor
- Castanet Penticton: Family Doctor: Don't wait
- Penticton Western: Resources available to see your family doctor
- Oliver Chronicle: Don't put off visiting your family doctor
May 06 2020: Mask donations from school in China
- Global TV and Print story: Okanagan connection leads to mask donations
- Penticton Western: From China with Love: Highschool ships masks to the Okanagan
April 29 2020: Accessing primary care in Oliver and Osoyoos
- Penticton Western: Accessing Care in Oliver and Osoyoos
April 23 2020: Assessment Centre still operating as primary care centre, set up for testing
- Penticton Western McLaren set up for testing
- Castanet: Centre to accommodate testing
- Global News Penticton Arena set up for testing
April 17 2020: Accessing care in Keremeos
- Keremeos Review: How Keremeos residents can access health care during COVID-19
April 15 2020: SOS Division and community make reusable gowns
- Castanet: Gowns for frontliners
April 7 2020: PPE Donations follow-up
April 7 2020: Summerland Afterhours Care still open
- Summerland Review: Appointments available at Summerland after hours clinic
April 6 2020: How to access care in Princeton
- Similkameen Spotlight: How to access care in Princeton
April 3 2020: Health care workers adapt in crisis
- Penticton Herald: Health care workers adapt in crisis
March 31 2020: Outdoor Assessment Centre in action
- Global TV: How to receive care at the outdoor assessment centre
- Global TV: Extended interview with Dr. Greg Selinger
March 27 2020: Outdoor Assessment Centre opening
- Castanet: Penticton launches new outdoor assessment centre
- Penticton Western News: New outdoor assessment centre for in-person medical care coming to Penticton
- Herald: Assessment Centre launches in Penticton
- Global TV print edition: Assessment Centre set to open in Penticton
March 26 2020: Calls for PPE Donationas
- Castanet: Call for masks, gloves
- Penticton Western News: South Okanagan Community physicians seeking PPE donations
- Penticton Herald: Call for donations
March 24 2020: Call ahead to doctor's offices for appointments
- Penticton Herald: Don't just show up at Doctor's Office
- Penticton Western News: A message on COVID-19 from South Okanagan Doctors
- Castanet: Don’t Show up at Clinics
- Oliver Chronicle: Doctors helping people stay home and stay safe