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Temporary service interruption at Port Hardy Hospital emergency department
Due to limited care provider availability, the Port Hardy Hospital emergency department will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 22.
Temporary service interruption at Cormorant Island Community Health Centre Emergency Department
Due to limited care provider availability, the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre emergency department will be closed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from April 15 to April 17, inclusive.
Celebrating Island Health’s Indigenous Nurses
On April 10, Island Health is delighted to be celebrating BC Indigenous Nurses Day, in honour of Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, the first Indigenous person in Canada to become a registered nurse.
Temporary service interruption at Cormorant Island Community Health Centre Emergency Department
Due to limited care provider availability, the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre (CICHC) emergency department (ED) will be closed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from April 7 to April 10, inclusive. The CICHC ED will re-open as normally scheduled at 8 a.m. on April 11.
Resilience and safety grant recipients
People and organizations in communities across the Island Health region will benefit from almost $1.2 million awarded through 29 resilience and safety grants.
Island Health Magazine Spring 2023
This issue features articles on ways we are improving care in north Vancouver Island, the integration of Brave sensors that prevent toxic drug deaths in high-risk bathrooms, an update on the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement project, a summary of our Code Hack 2023 event and more.
New location for Port McNeill Public Health
The Port McNeill Public Health team is relocating to the A’ekakila’as Primary Care Centre at 2161 McNeill Road, effective April 3, 2023.
Caring connection: new, central service links people to mental health and substance use resources
People in the Island Health region can now call a single telephone number to access a broad array of community-based services focused on mental health and substance use.
Daily shuttle between Port Alice and Port Hardy increases access to X-ray and other non-urgent services
People in Port Alice will benefit from daily access to non-urgent hospital-based outpatient services, including X-rays, thanks to a new shuttle service established by Island Health.