Aboriginal Liaison Nurses

Aboriginal Liaison Nurses (ALNs) can advocate on your behalf, helping you access referrals, benefit information and more with ease.

Aboriginal Liaison Nurses can help

access non-insured health benefits as needed
access to the All Nations' Healing Room in the Patient Care Centre
discharge planning and communication with community contacts
get a hardship parking pass for one family member
refer you to community services
refer you to Pastoral Care as requested
support for you and your family during a hospital stay
understand health care issues

As an Aboriginal patient, you have a right to

ask questions about your health care
be acknowledged as an individual
be cared for in a respectful, dignified and culturally safe manner by health care professionals
be consulted and actively participate in decisions about your health care
freedom from verbal, physical and sexual abuse, or neglect
get a second opinion from another doctor
privacy and confidentiality of your health information
request access to the information in your health record
refuse to have students, residents and other training present during your appointment or examination
refuse treatment, unless you have a serious communicable disease that could harm other people such as TB or Syphilis

General Information on Aboriginal Liaison Nurses

Referral Required?

Not required

Alert Bay

Alert Bay ALN Brochure

Rachel Fulmore, BSN, RN
rachel.fulmore@viha.ca
Phone: 250-974-5522 ext. 2130
Cell: 250-974-7126
Fax: 250-974-2698

Campbell River

Campbell River General ALN Brochure

Nadine Kruger, RN
Phone: 250-286-7100 ext. 67305
Cell: 250-830-8865
Fax: 250-286-7177
Email: Nadine.Kruger@viha.ca

Comox

Comox Valley Hospital ALN Brochure

Laurel Anderson, RN
Phone: 250-331-5900 ext. 65308
Cell: 250-650-5714
Email: laurel.anderson@viha.ca

Cowichan District

Cowichan District Hospital ALN Brochure

Helen Dunlop, RN
C/O Ts'ewultun Health Centre
Phone: 250-746-6184 ext. 321
Cell: 250-709-8204
Email: helen.dunlop@cowichantribes.com

Mt. Waddington

Mount Waddington ALN Brochure

VACANT, MPH, BScN, RN(c)
C/O Port Hardy Health Unit / Port Hardy Hospital
Cell: 250-949-0340
Phone: 250-902-6011 ext: 66985
Fax: 250-902-6030
Email: rebecca.olesen@viha.ca

Nanaimo

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital ALN Brochure

C/O Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre

Carol Nelson, RN
Phone: 250-755-7691 ext.52095
Cell: 250-741-4234
Email: carol.nelson@viha.ca

Port Alberni

Westcoast General Hospital ALN Brochure

Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Laurie Sinclair, LPN
Email: laurie.sinclair@viha.ca
Phone: 250-731-1370 Ext: 48109
Cell: 250-720-5974

Saturday to Sunday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Benedict Leonard, RN(P)
Email: benedict.leonard@viha.ca
Phone: 250-731-1370 ext: 48109
Cell: 250-735-4319
Fax: 250-731-1342

Nuu-chah-nulth Community & Human services

Saanich

Saanich Peninsula Hospital ALN Brochure

Jane Fox, RN BScN
Phone: 250-652-7590
Cell: 778-677-0774
Fax: 250-652-7547
Email: jane.fox@viha.ca

Tofino

Tofino General Hospital CTLN Brochure

Sarah Gordon
Email: sarah.gordon@viha.ca
Lauren Vanderploeg
Email: lauren.vanderploeg@viha.ca
Phone: 250-725-4010 ext. 64143
Cell: 250-735-1014
Fax: 250-725-4012

Victoria

Victoria Hospitals ALN Brochure

Monique Pat, RPN
Phone: 250-519-1905
Cell: 250-480-8333
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: monique.pat@viha.ca

Cathy Condy, RN
Phone: 250-370-8847
Cell: 250-812-1464
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: catherine.condy@viha.ca

News & Events

July 31, 2020

Urgent and primary care centre coming to Esquimalt

People living in Esquimalt and neighbouring communities will soon have better access to team-based everyday health care with planning for an urgent and primary care centre.

July 30, 2020

British Columbians warned of Salmonella infections

British Columbia (B.C.) is one of five provinces experiencing an ongoing Salmonella outbreak.

July 29, 2020

A passion for public health: meet Mike Benusic, Island Health’s new MHO

Sometimes life really does come full circle – just ask Mike Benusic.

Aboriginal Liaison Nurses