In this edition we recognize staff and programs having positive impacts on the people we serve, celebrate award recipients, wear red in support of women’s cardiovascular health – and to the delight of hockey fans, and thanks to the Courtnall brothers and the Stanley Cup visit, we shine a light on mental health awareness and consider the importance of checking-in on colleagues and friends. All this and more.
“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.
Youth living with complex mental health needs and behavioral challenges now have access to an intensive day program. This new program provides therapeutic and educational services to support recovery while maintaining close, ongoing connection with youths’ home communities.
People who use unregulated substances in the Port Hardy area now have access to free local drug-checking services to help reduce unregulated drug overdoses and save lives.
Calling all youth in the Island Health region with a passion for harm reduction: have you or someone you know, worked on a project in the past year that focused on reducing harms related to unregulated substances?
Are you ready for an exciting challenge that could help shape the future of health care? Then check out Code Hack 2024, which takes place March 8-10 at Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Island Health is taking steps to improve access to and support future growth of important health-care services for people living in Ucluelet and surrounding regions through the development of a primary and community care centre.
West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) is taking a significant step towards advancing patient care by introducing a new, state-of-the-art Computed Tomography (CT) scanner in early 2024 that will provide advanced medical diagnostics and exceptional care for people living in Port Alberni and surrounding communities.