Island Health announces Community Wellness Grant Recipients
ISLAND WIDE – Healthy living and community well-being will be supported by 45 projects across Island Health, thanks to Island Health’s Community Wellness Granting Program.
Campbell River physician wins health leadership award
CAMPBELL RIVER – Emergency Room physician Dr. Jeffrey Beselt is being nationally recognized for his inspirational leadership and commitment to culturally inclusive health care.
An Island Health first - Protection Services Officer receives international bravery award
VANCOUVER ISLAND – With tremendous pride, Island Health celebrates a Protection Services Officer who was honoured in Chicago this week for an incredible act of bravery on the job.
Learn how to save a life!
VICTORIA – Here’s your chance to learn simple techniques that could potentially save someone’s life through hands-only CPR and with the assistance of automatic external defibrillator (AED).
Baby Hugging Program at Victoria General Hospital Gets Some Love
Victoria – Today marks the first anniversary of the launch of Island Health’s Huggies® No Baby Unhugged® program at Victoria General Hospital (VGH).
Cumberland Regional Hospital Laundry joins Island Health
CUMBERLAND – Cumberland Regional Hospital Laundry Society (CRHLS) workers and Island Health are celebrating a new relationship.
More than 100,000 visits to Island Health overdose prevention sites
VICTORIA – Since opening in December 2016, Island Health’s overdose prevention and supervised consumption services (OPS/SCS) have supported people in the communities they serve – with more than 100,000 visits, 820 overdose reversals and zero deaths.
Online STI testing program reduces barriers and reaches more people on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA – A first of its kind online testing program has been successfully reaching people who are seeking testing for sexually-transmitted infections (STI) and blood borne diseases.
Island Health Board of Directors to meet in Courtenay
ISLAND WIDE - Island Health’s Board of Directors will hold its next public forum in Courtenay.