Barb Mackay

BScN, RN

A graduate of Douglas College Nursing in 1995, Twyla brings over 30 years of critical care and post-operative expertise. Her career spans from Vancouver General Hospital , King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Okanagan Health Surgical Centre. She has worked in many areas of nursing. Spinal ICU, Emergency Room, Trauma Unit, Medical Team for the Saudi Royal Family and a Surgical Director.

Throughout her career, she has seen the increasing need for surgical education, care, and optimization of post operative care for surgical patients. She has a strong desire to provide excellent care to relieve stress and anxiety for patients going through the surgical process.
Her extensive clinical knowledge and experience in providing personalized, elite care ensures that she can plan and provide full circle care for you.

Twyla’s joy is seeing patients and families succeed through the perioperative journey, with the best possible results. Thanks to her calm, confident manner, as well as her extensive clinical expertise, patients can be assured they are receiving the highest possible level of care.