Our Current Projects

Goal: To develop a business case for IH to provide evidence on why the Cardiac Rehab program in Salmon Arm has to be re-introduced and sustained.
Lead Physician: Dr. Jeremy Sawatzky-Martens
Goal: Provide financial support to SLGH physicians to meet with CYMH, IH, and other partners involved in solving the issues related to mental health crisis among the teenage population.
Lead Physician: Dr. Alison Howatt
Goal: To provide support to the ED to improve the patient journey, quality and safety of patient care and flow and efficiency. 
Lead Physician: Dr. Aron Zuidhof
Goal: To reimburse the Executive Chair of the FEWG for his time allocated to meet with IH, physicians, stakeholders etc. regarding the FE activities.
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars
Goal: To engage and collaborate with all stakeholders during the Maternity Ward reorganization process, to optimize quality and safety in the maternity care provided to patients at SLGH, in response to the BC Surgical Recovery Plan. 
Lead Physician: Dr. Kim Grieve
Goal: To apply a collaborative patient safety and QI approach to enhance patient-oriented care through improved interprofessional collaboration, teamwork and communication in the SLGH OR.
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars
Goal: 1) Successful recruitment and retention of a sixth General Internist. 2) Accelerated participation in subspecialty practice in echocardiography and diabetes.
Lead Physician: Dr. Scott McKee
Goal: To bring together all members of the Anesthesia and General Surgical departments to discuss, and ultimately decide how to fulfill the requirements of Perioperative Leadership position and improve the relationship with hospital administration.
Lead Physician: Dr. Jordan Hamilton
Goal: To improve communication and collaboration between GP-Obstetrics, maternity nurses, public health nurses and midwives to provide comprehensive maternity care in Salmon Arm.
Lead Physician: Dr. Kim Grieve
Goal: To support the working group members and other physicians in attending working group meetings.
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars
Goal: To engage more physicians into the FE work through letting small projects get going right away without waiting for approval by the working group.
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars
Goal: To establish working and continuous relationships with existing Doctor's of BC and IH initiatives at SLGH.
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars
Goal: To develop an action plan and measurable activities for all SLGH departments to assure better engagement and work outcomes for physicians. 
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars
SLGH GP-Obs Strategic Planning Summary
Goal:  To reimburse sessional time for physician attendance at some SLGH meetings.
Requirements: • Sessional Time may be reimbursed up to a maximum of 2 hours per week or 8 hours per month. • Meetings of more than 8 hours duration require additional approval. Please contact the SLGH FE Project Manager to discuss further. • Claims must be submitted within 30 days of the activity date.
What will NOT BE reimbursed: • General Medical Staff meetings, M&M meetings, Grand Rounds, department meetings or other meetings required to maintain hospital privileges are not eligible for reimbursement. • Physicians who attend meetings as part of their contract deliverables with the health authority, and health authority operational leaders are not eligible for reimbursement. • Meetings reimbursed by Interior Health or through another funding source are not eligible for reimbursement.
Lead Physician: Dr. Andrew Sellars