Visiting physicians support patients and staff at West Coast General Hospital
Dr. Jocelyn Black, an emergency department (ED) physician, and Dr. Nanamma Maughn, a family physician, are friends and colleagues who live and work in Haida Gwaii. Both have supported West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) in recent months by providing locum physician services in the ED.
Grant gives Indigenous youth a fighting chance through boxing
In April 2023, Richardson’s Red Girl Rising Movement Society was one of 29 recipients of a portion of a total $1.1 million through the first Island Health Resilience and Safety grants aimed at helping improve mental well-being, build youth resistance and mitigate harms associated with the toxic drug supply.
SPARK Nanaimo: Looking at the Toxic Drug Crisis through a Different Lens
The SPARK program aims to bring together a diverse set of participants to identify health-care challenges and develop potential solutions.
Code Hack 2024: Cutting-edge Collaboration to Improve Care
A passion to prevent blindness among at-risk and marginalized groups turned out to be doubly successful at Island Health’s Code Hack 2024 event – and in doing so highlighted the value of innovation in health care.
Father-daughter physician team work together to provide care at James Bay UPCC
One Victoria family physician is getting to experience something most parents will never know – working alongside his adult daughter, who is also a doctor.
Your health in your hands: the empowering effect of virtual care
Community Virtual Care, formerly called Home Health Monitoring, is a free program that is completely virtual and focuses on education, coaching and remote patient monitoring.
“The most important call I’ve made in my life”: Service Link phone line makes an impact in first year
“The most important call I’ve made in my life,” is exactly the feedback Island Health’s Mental Health and Substance Use program was hoping to hear following the launch of the Service Link phone line one year ago.
Island Health and 'Namgis First Nation housing partnership aims to attract health-care staff to Cormorant Island
Aligned with Island Health's commitment to attracting more health-care professionals to the island, this collaboration emphasizes the critical role of local community support in strengthening rural healthcare systems. This partnership, established in May, has accommodated 14 health-care professionals, contributing to the improvement of healthcare services for the local community.
New recruit encourages fellow health-care workers to join West Coast General Hospital team
Over the past two years, West Coast General Hospital investments to strengthen services and support care team providers included a $6.25 million, 244-square-metre (2,626-square-foot) expansion of the emergency department. Improvements include complete modernization of the Emergency Department, three new patient exam rooms, new space for patients awaiting tests and results, new front entry to the triage and admitting area, and a dedicated entrance for ambulances.