Health Services

Health services in Elkford are highlighted by the Elkford Health Care Centre, which is a fully-equipped health care centre with 2 full time doctors (with hospital privileges), nursing staff, lab and x-ray services, a part time physiotherapist, and visiting public health services, drug and alcohol counsellors, mental health and youth outreach workers. A doctor is available for after-hour life threatening emergency services on an on-call basis three nights a week, with nurses available during four-hour shifts on the weekend. All other after hour emergencies are handled by the Sparwood Medical Centre.

Elkford has a highly trained volunteer ambulance service on call 24 hours per day. There are larger hospitals in Fernie and Cranbrook, both of which have a regional hospital serving the East Kootenays. Emergency transportation is available by helicopter to Calgary.

Elkford has a full-time dentist, a public health nurse, and a part-time optometrist. There is a delivery service for prescriptions.

Contact Information

For more information on Elkford services contact:

Elkford Medical Clinic
250.865.2215

Elkford Health Care Centre
250.865.2247