Comox Valley Nursing Centre

The Comox Valley Nursing Centre is a service within Island Health’s Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease management portfolio and is located in Courtenay, British Columbia. We believe in partnerships between clients, family and health care professionals.

The Comox Valley Nursing Centre provides services in the following areas:

• Health Connections Clinic
• Positive Wellness North Island
• North Island Gender Care Clinic
• Urgent and Primary Care Centre 

For information regarding the Comox Valley Urgent and Primary Care Centre, please click here: Comox Valley Urgent and Primary Care Centre | Island Health

For Practitioners:

Referral Form: CVNC Referral
Brochure: Chronic Disease and Chronic Pain Program

Health Connections Clinic 

Who we are:

• Family Doctors
• Nurse Practitioners
• Registered Nurses
• Social Work
• Medical Office Assistant
• Health Unit Aides
• Volunteer support

What we offer:

• Provides team-based Primary Care for people with complex medical and/or socio-economic needs (i.e. mental health, substance use, homelessness, poverty, chronic disease, chronic pain, Hep C, or HIV)
• Opioid Agonist Treatment, addiction care, connection to services, PreP
• Our caring staff take the time to talk to you about your health needs and work with you to address your health priorities.

Individuals can self refer or Island Health referrals through Central Intake.

For more information contact 250.331.8502
Fax: 250.331.8503

Positive Wellness North Island (Satellite Service for the Comox Valley)

Who we are:

• Registered Nurses
• Social Work
• Specialty Medicine
• Medical Office Assistant

What we offer:

• Education, support and access to treatment for people living with viral hepatitis and/or HIV
• Support to access PrEP
• Community education
• Link to other community resources

Self referral and referrals from other agencies are welcome.

For more information contact 250.331.8502

Chronic Disease and Chronic Pain Management Program

Who we are:

• Registered Nurse
• Physiotherapist
• Social Work
• Medical Office Assistant
• Pain Specialist Consultation

What we offer:

• Individual and group services supporting chronic disease and chronic pain management
• Making sense of pain program
• Making peace with sleep program
• Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain
• Chronic pain support group
• Individual service plans

Self referral and referrals from other agencies are welcome.

For more information contact 250.331.8696
Fax: 250.331.8503

North Island Gender Care Clinic

Who we are:

• Registered Nurse
• Social Work
• Speciality Medicine

What we offer:

• Surgical care planning assessments and referrals for gender affirming surgeries
• Hormone care planning assessment, hormone initiation and short-term follow-up
• Pre & post-surgical care
• Peer support
• Virtual and in-person appointments. In-person appointments are located in Courtenay and Campbell River, and virtually through BC Virtual Visit

Patients (19+ and live North of Bowser) can self-refer (by phone or email) or be referred by primary care provider.
For more information contact 250.286.7020
Fax: 236.485.4548
Email: nigc@islandhealth.ca

Additional Chronic Pain Resources

Please visit our health topic about Pain and Pain Management for a host of videos, meditations, links and information related to chronic pain management.

Learn about the history of the nursing centre by watching this video.