Public Health Unit - Kelowna (Rutland)

Provided by Interior Health

Offers a range of services to promote health and wellness in the community.
Public Health Units offers a variety of services in one location.
  • Early Years: Public Health Nurses (PHNs) assess maternal & newborn health and development, and provide education and ongoing support through early childhood as needed.
  • Child Health Clinics: Global health and development assessments, health information, education and referrals. Immunizations according to the BC Immunization Guide for children at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 months, and for 4-6 year olds.
  • Prenatal programs
  • Immunizations
  • BC Early Hearing Program
  • Speech and Language
  • Nutrition
  • Dental health programs
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Harm Reduction Supplies and Services
  • Sexual Health & Youth

  • Community Health Centres do not have acute care beds, but may provide: basic laboratory and radiology; urgent care; outpatient ambulatory care; community services; long term residential care services; and/or on-site doctors’ offices.

    No doctors on site. No Social Workers, Mental Health practitioners, Home Health or Long Term care. Staffed by Public Health Nurses only, so services are limited to our skill set.

    Does not provide needle exchange en mass, however they can collect used needles if they are brought in, and they can give up to 10 clean needles, a small sharps container, 10 cook pots and alcohol swabs on request.

    People can be seen at the clinic mainly by appointment, but there is drop-in availability depending on patient need and staffing resource. If someone drops in and can’t be seen right away, then an appointment will be made to follow up.

    250-980-4825

    Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...

    Rutland Health Centre - #102, 285 Aurora Crescent, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1X 7N6

    Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Childhood immunizations and early childhood health assessments: Offered every second and fourth Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.

    Wheelchair accessible.

    Service is available in English.

    Cost: No cost

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    Service area: Kelowna

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