Health Alerts
Please help us keep our patients, staff, and community members healthy.
Visitor restrictions are in place for all Island Health facilities and outpatient clinics.
These are extremely toxic mushrooms that can cause severe illness and may be lethal if ingested by people and especially children. They can be found in various environments around Vancouver Island, and are also dangerous to pets.
News
Community conversations coming for Cowichan Valley Wellness and Recovery Centre
The ongoing toxic drug poisoning crisis is causing hundreds of people in the Cowichan Valley to overdose each year. Sadly, dozens do not survive.
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Island Health secures additional physicians and leased space to support primary care services in Port McNeill
Island Health has identified two additional temporary physicians and leased space within the community to ensure residents of Port McNeill and the surrounding region have continued access to primary care services.
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Island Health thanks nurses for answering the call
It is fitting that the Canadian Nurses’ Association theme for National Nursing Week May 10-16 is “We Answer the Call.”
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