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Island Health and LUSH Valley work together to bring local produce to hospital patients
Patients at North Island Hospital, Comox Valley (NIH-CV) are enjoying fresh, locally grown produce from Comox Valley farmers thanks to a new opportunity with LUSH Valley Food Action Society.
Further testing confirmed free-roaming kitten did not have rabies
Further testing confirmed free-roaming kitten did not have rabies.
Island Health marks International Overdose Awareness Day events with memorial stations across the region
We invite anyone who has been impacted by the toxic drug crisis to remember their loved ones at in-person or digital interactive memorials as a part of International Overdose Awareness Day.
Downtown Victoria Urgent and Primary Care Centre closed to in-person visits on August 14, 2025, due to planned power outage
The Downtown Victoria Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) will be closed to in-person visits all day on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Island Health Heat Warning Guidance
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for multiple areas in the Island Health region from August 10 to August 12, 2025.
Healthcare volunteer program for youth now available in Alert Bay and Port McNeill
Island Health is now running its Step Up Youth program in two new communities through a partnership with the ‘Namgis First Nation to offer volunteer opportunities in healthcare to youth in rural areas.
Temporary service interruption at Port Hardy Hospital
Temporary service interruption at Port Hardy Hospital Emergency Department
Temporary adjustment to outpatient laboratory services in downtown Courtenay
The downtown Courtenay outpatient lab will be closed from August 5 to August 8, 2025. Normal hours at the downtown lab are expected to resume as scheduled on August 11.
Possible exposure to free-roaming kitten with rabies in rural area of Chemainus
Island Health is informing the public that a free-roaming kitten in a rural area of Chemainus recently tested positive for rabies. The likelihood that people not already identified came into contact with this animal is very low, but out of an abundance of caution we are notifying the community.