East Kootenay Primary Care Network
Patient-Centred Coordinated Healthcare
Our workplace is within the ancestral, traditional and unceded homelands of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc Peoples. We also recognize the Métis and other Indigenous Peoples who reside within ɁamakɁis Ktunaxa, where we are grateful to live, learn, collaborate and work together.
Last updated: September 12, 2024
This page provides information and news about primary care health services for people living in and around East Kootenay.
On this page
- Overview
- Find a primary care provider
- Access services in your community
- What's happening in your community
Overview
A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a community-based network of health care professionals and clinics who plan and deliver the health care needs of a community.
The East Kootenay PCN is working to improve the health of the population through timely access to comprehensive, person-centred, team-based care that is equitable and culturally safe. In the EKPCN, teams of healthcare professionals such as family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, allied health professionals, clinic staff, midwives and Aboriginal care navigators collaborate to improve delivery of primary care to patients. For more information visit www.ekpcn.ca
In East Kootenay, the Primary Care Network provides services in and around these communities:
Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner
The East Kootenay Primary Care Network is working with family practice clinics in East Kootenay communities to help individuals and families find a family doctor or nurse practitioner. If you need a primary care provider, register on the Health Connect Registry to get matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your community.
When you register, you are added to a centralized list for your community. You can also register your family members or a person in your care. Registration takes less than 10 minutes. Be prepared to provide your:
- Personal Health Number (PHN) found on your BC Services Card
- Home address
- Email address
- Phone number
Access primary care health services
Search for primary care health services and support in your community.
You can also search our list of all health services available throughout B.C., which includes services related to primary care, emergency care, mental health and substance use, home care, public health units, pharmacies, labs and more.
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8-1-1 Services
Provides people living in B.C. with 24-hour access to approved health information and detailed information on health care, mental health and substance use services throughout the province online at www.health...
Virtual Primary Care
Find a Midwife
Provides an online listing of registered midwives in BC, searchable by name or registration number. Midwives offer primary care to healthy pregnant women and their newborn babies from early pregnancy, through labour and birth, and up to three mont...
Maternity Care
First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day
Provides video visits with a licensed doctor for non-emergency medical concerns for all First Nations people and their families living in B.C., on reserve and away from home (off-reserve).
Patients consult with the doctor through a secure v...
Virtual Primary Care
Foundry Virtual
Provides access to virtual services through an app and web portal for youth and their caregivers in BC. Services are free and confidential.
Use the app to access same-day virtual services or schedule a virtual counselling appointment, find...
Foundry Centre
Pharmacy Services in BC
Provides online information on booking an appointment with a pharmacist for minor ailments or contraception at pharmacy locations throughout BC.
See the website for a self-assessment checklist to check your symptoms and a list of minor ailm...
Pharmacy
Associate Medical Clinic
Provides healthcare for individuals and families at community-based family practice clinics. Patients can get care from their primary care provider, either a family doctor or a nurse practitioner, and their teams.
Family practice clinics pr...
123 10th Avenue S, Cranbrook, BC V1C 2N1
Family Practice Clinic - mixed Longitudinal care, walk-in care
Blue Heron Medical Clinic
Provides healthcare for individuals and families at community-based family practice clinics. Patients can get care from their primary care provider, either a family doctor or a nurse practitioner, and their teams.
Family practice clinics pr...
203-1230 Canyon Street, Creston, BC V0B 1G0
Family Practice Clinic - longitudinal Longitudinal care
Chisel Peak Medical Clinic
Provides healthcare for individuals and families at community-based family practice clinics. Patients can get care from their primary care provider, either a family doctor or a nurse practitioner, and their teams.
Family practice clinics pr...
417 10th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Family Practice Clinic - mixed Longitudinal care, walk-in care
Cranbrook I.D.A. Pharmacy
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
13 24th Avenue N, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3H9
Pharmacy
Cranbrook Urgent and Primary Care Centre
Provides team-based care for non-emergency health concerns to individuals in Cranbrook. Offers same-day care for concerns such as minor injuries, sprains and strains, less serious child illness and injury, infections, and cuts, wounds or skin cond...
230-1311 2nd Street N, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3L1
Urgent and Primary Care Centre
What’s happening in your community
Strengthening our work through connection, collaboration, and conversation
The East Kootenay Primary Care Network (EKPCN) is committed to empowering, supporting, and connecting the dedicated individuals who help form the bedrock of primary care clinics within our communities. To advance this priority, we introduced the East Kootenay PCN Peer Network in 2023.
Prepare for Influenza (flu) season
Influenza, often called the "flu", is an infection of the upper airway (the nose and throat), caused by an influenza virus. Learn how to reduce the risk of catching influenza or spreading it to others.
Pulmonary Rehab Group Benefits COPD Patients in Columbia Valley
A new group program has revitalized respiratory health and well-being for some Invermere and area residents living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Pulmonary Rehab Group aims to help participants better control their disease and reduce emergency visits and hospitalizations.
Pharmacy Services in B.C.
Pharmacists are an important part of your health care team and offer a variety of services. They are able to assess and prescribe for 21 minor ailments, prescribe contraceptives, renew prescriptions, and give vaccines.