07/16/2025
If you live in the East Kootenay and need a family doctor or nurse practitioner, register on the Health Connect Registry, a free provincial service that helps connect patients with available primary care providers in their community.
Register at www.healthlinkbc.ca/find-care/health-connect-registry
You can also register family members or a person in your care. Please register each person separately, to ensure the number on the list is accurate.
Registration takes less than 5 minutes and requires the following information:
· Personal Health Number (PHN) from your BC Services Card
· Home address
· Email address and phone number
Once registered, individuals will remain on the Health Connect Registry until a provider becomes available in their community, at which point they will be contacted with information on next steps. While matching generally follows a first-come, first-served process, priority is given to individuals with urgent health needs.
If you need help with your registration or have questions, you can call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 for support. Translation services are available in over 130 languages. For the deaf and the hard of hearing, contact 8-1-1 using Video Relay Services (VRS) or Teletypewriter Relay Services (TTY) at 7-1-1.
