Mandate

Hospital districts are legislated under the Hospital District Act.

The main purpose of the WKBRHD is to provide funding for hospital equipment and capital projects. Projects and priorities are proposed each year by the Interior Health Authority (IHA), with a list developed in consultation between the IHA and WKBRHD. The hospital district typically pays for 40% of the cost of approved projects while the remaining 60% is funded by the Provincial Government or through donations provided by local hospital foundations.

For the Memorandum Of Understanding between Interior Health and the Regional Health District’s, click here.

For information on Capital Planning and Projects, please visit the Interior Health website at https://www.interiorhealth.ca/about-ih/capital-planning-and-projects

For more information on programs and services offered by Interior Health, please visit the Interior Health website at www.interiorhealth.ca

Mission Statement

That the West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District Board of Directors’ mission is to determine local property taxpayers’ responsibility for health care matters established by the Hospital District Act within the West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District’s authority.

Board

The West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District (WKBRHD) is a separate entity from the Regional District of Central Kootenay. The hospital district board is comprised of 17 RDCK directors and 13 Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary directors: