Nurse-led care supports patients and health care providers at South Island UPCCs
Nurses at South Island Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCCs) are expanding the type of care they provide by offering several services that patients would traditionally receive from physicians and nurse practitioners.
Expanded emergency department coming soon to Salt Spring Island
People living on Salt Spring Island will benefit from enhanced patient-centered care as the Lady Minto Hospital emergency department expansion nears completion.
Spreading the supports: Island Health grant to help expansion of youth suicide prevention program
A youth suicide prevention program that has supported thousands of young people in Greater Victoria is expanding to more school districts on Vancouver Island, thanks in part to an Island Health Community Wellness Grant Program.
International Overdose Awareness Day: Confronting stigma, embracing community
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) – held on August 31 every year – is the world’s largest annual campaign to prevent toxic drug poisonings, and remember, without stigma, those who have died.
New Westshore Mental Health and Substance Use Hub ready for clients
Starting on September 4, Westshore residents will have improved access to mental health and substance use support services with the opening of the new Westshore Mental Health and Substance Use Hub.
People urged to take precautions with heat warning issued for East Vancouver Island
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for East Vancouver Island.
People urged to take precautions with heat warning issued for East Vancouver Island
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for East Vancouver Island.
New 3D Mammography Technology Enhances Breast Cancer Detection in Port Alberni
People in the Alberni Valley and surrounding regions will benefit from more accurate and faster cancer screening thanks to a new, state-of-the-art 3D mammography system at West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) in Port Alberni.
People urged to take precautions with heat warning issued for Campbell River to Duncan
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for the following region in Island Health: East Vancouver Island – Campbell River to Duncan The Province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region.