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Merritt

Interior Rural and Remote

Interior Rural and Remote Primary Care

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We respectfully acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Nlaka'pamux, Secwepemc, and Stl'atl'imc, in this diverse region where we live, learn, collaborate and work together.

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 Interior Rural and Remote Primary Care team is working with local clinics to help connect people to a primary care provider, either a family doctor or nurse practitioner. This includes people living in and around the following communities:

  • Ashcroft
  • Clinton
  • Lillooet
  • Lytton
  • South Cariboo
  • Merritt
  • Nicola Valley
  • Coyle

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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 p...
Virtual Primary Care
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 f...
Maternity Care
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-r...
Virtual Primary Care
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 vi...
Foundry Centre
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-a...
Pharmacy
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 nur...
Address

100-700 Ash-Cache Creek Highway, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0

Family Practice Clinic
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
Address

400-210 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0

Pharmacy
Provides team-based care for non-emergency health concerns to individuals in Ashcroft. Offers same-day care for concerns such as minor injuries, sprains and strains, less serious c...
Address

700 Ash-Cache Creek Highway, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0

Urgent and Primary Care Centre
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
Address

2037 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Pharmacy
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 nur...
Address

1802 Chapman Street, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

Family Practice Clinic

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.


What’s happening in your community

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health services support call taker

Call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 to speak with a health service navigator, registered nurse, registered dietitian, qualified exercise professional or pharmacist. You can contact HealthLink BC 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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pharmacist and customer

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.

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Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation team

Two new, state-of-the-art pieces of medical equipment donated recently by the Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation are already improving care for patients and making life a little easier for hospital staff at Nicola Valley Hospital.


The content on this page has been jointly created by the Interior Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice and HealthLink BC.