Home IV Program

Home IV Program

The Home IV Program provides assessment and ongoing education and support for those in the community undergoing long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy treatment. This allows patients to undergo recovery in their homes in collaboration with a supportive and specialized healthcare team that includes pharmacists, nurses and physicians.

General Information on Home IV Program

Referral Required?
Required
How to Get Referral

Physician to physician referral required. Patients must meet Home IV Program criteria and be assessed by a Home IV Nurse.

Physicians Referring Inpatients:

Please contact the Infectious Diseases Physician on call at Royal Jubilee Hospital or Victoria General Hospital.

Physicians Referring Outpatients:

RJH: 250-370-8000 or VGH: 250-727-4712

Please contact the Infectious Diseases Physician on call at for the Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy Clinic (OPAT Clinic) at 250-370-8000.

Contact Us
Royal Jubilee Hospital

250-370-8817

Home IV Nurse Royal Jubilee Hospital:

250-370-8817

Victoria General Hospital

250-727-4314

Home IV Nurse Victoria General Hospital:

250-727-4314

Hours of Operation
Royal Jubilee Hospital

Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Victoria General Hospital

Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Locations

News & Events

parking sign

Pay parking resumes March 4, 2022

Effective March 4, 2022, pay parking will resume at all Island Health sites that previously had pay parking in place. 

Read more

Caring for the Vulnerable

Caring for the Vulnerable

Healthcare professionals provide care in many settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools and people’s homes, but for those individuals who don’t have a fixed address and require care, some community health services staff go to them. 

Read more

Someone receiving a vaccine

Island Health surpasses one-million dose mark in COVID-19 immunization campaign

Island Health and our partners are celebrating another significant milestone, with the delivery of one-million doses of COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Island Health residents.

Read more