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New Wi-Fi connects Victoria hospital patients and visitors
Victoria – Free public Wi-Fi is now available to patients and visitors at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) and the Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) thanks to financial support from local hospital auxiliaries.
New Wi-Fi connects hospital patients and visitors
Salt Spring Island – Free public Wi-Fi is now available to patients and visitors at Lady Minto Hospital thanks to financial support from the Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary and Lady Minto Hospital Foundation.
New Wi-Fi connects hospital patients and visitors
Duncan – Free public Wi-Fi is now available to patients and visitors at the Cowichan District Hospital thanks to the Cowichan District Hospital Auxiliary and the Cowichan District Hospital Foundation who have fully funded this initiative.
New Wi-Fi connects WCGH patients and visitors
Port Alberni – Patients and visitors at West Coast General Hospital can stay connected via free Wi-Fi, a new services supported by the West Coast General Hospital Foundation.
Island Health Board of Directors to meet in the Cowichan Valley
ISLAND WIDE - Island Health’s Board of Directors will hold its next public forum in the Cowichan Valley.
Back to School Tips to Combat Anxiety & Stress
Vancouver Island – School starts next week and while some children may be excited to see friends and get back into a routine, other children will feel anxious and worried.
Power Lunches! Back to School Nutrition Tips
Vancouver Island – It’s time to start thinking outside the brown bag! As children and teens head back to class they will need more than just books and pens to have a successful year, they will also need healthy, nutritious and interesting snacks and lunches.
A healthy return to school is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3
Vancouver Island – Students are heading back to school in a week and Island Health wants to help them make sure it’s a happy and healthy year. There are three simple ways to make the school year more successful:
Work begins on new Tofino General Hospital helipad
Tofino – Helicopter access to Tofino General Hospital will resume in early 2019, thanks to a strong community partnership between Island Health, the Tofino General Hospital Foundation and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District.