Indigenous Liaison Nurses

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

Indigenous 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 Spiritual Health as requested
support for you and your family during a hospital stay
understand health care issues

As an Indigenous 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 Indigenous Liaison Nurses

Referral Required?

Not required

North Island

Alert Bay

Namgis Health Centre

Teliah Vollick
Phone: 250-974-5522 ext. 2184
Cell: 250-974-8314
Fax: 250-974-2698
Email: teliah.vollick@namgis.bc

Campbell River

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

Comox

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

Emily Mark, Weekend ILN
Phone: 250-331-5900 ext. 65308
Cell: 250-527-0139
Email: emily.mark@islandhealth.ca

Mt. Waddington

Port Hardy Hospital

Benedict Leonard, ILN
C/O Port Hardy Health Unit / Port Hardy Hospital
Cell: 250-713-4549
Phone: 250-902-6011 ext. 66985
Fax: 250-902-6030
Email: benedict.leonard@islandhealth.ca

Violet Alfred, IPN (Thursday to Tuesday, 11 - 7 p.m.)
Cell: 250-702-5614
Fax: 250-902-6030
Email: violet.alfred@islandhealth.ca

Central Island

Nanaimo Hospital

Louise Dexter, ILN (Friday to Sunday)
Phone: 250-755-7691 ext. 52095
Cell: 250-741-4234
Fax: 250-755-3361
Email: louise.dexter@islandhealth.ca

Joanne van Engelsdorp (Monday to Thursday)
Phone: 250-755-7691 ext. 52095
Cell: 250-883-3010
Fax: 250-755-3361
Email: Joanne.vanengelsdorp@islandhealth.ca

Miranda Borrelli, ILN, NRGH ED
Cell: 250-713-8184
Email: Miranda.borrelli@islandhealth.ca

Port Alberni

West Coast General Hospital

Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday to Sunday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Deb Melvin, LPN / Claudette Lucas, LPN
4 rotating 4 days on, 4 days off with Claudette Lucas
Phone: 250-723-1390 ext. 48109
Cell: 250-735-4319
Fax: 250-731-1342
Email: Deb.Melvin@islandhealth.ca or Deb.Melvin@nuuchahnulth.org
Email: Claudette.Lucas@islandhealth.ca

Linda Smith, LPN
Nurse Navigator
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 250-724-5757 ext. 280
Cell: 250-731-5392

Becki Nookemis, BA
Client Navigator
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 250-724-5757 ext. 264
Cell: 250-735-3033

Tofino General Hospital

April Nelson, CTN (Sunday to Wednesday)
Alishia Vandrimmelen, CTN (Wednesday to Saturday)
Phone: 250-725-4010 ext. 64143
Email: April.Nelson@islandhealth.ca
Email: Alishia.Vandrimmelen@islandhealth.ca

Cowichan District Hospital

Danny Pasichnyk, CTN, (Thursday to Monday, 11 - 7 p.m.)
Phone: 250-727-2030 ext. 45682
Cell: 250-589-8256
Fax: 250-709-3038
Email: Danny.Pasichnyk@islandhealth.ca

South Island

Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Jane Fox, RN BScN
Phone: 250-652-7590 ext. 27590
Cell: 778-677-0774
Fax: 250-652-7547
Email: jane.fox@islandhealth.ca

Lucia Bartleman, IPN
Cell: 250-217-6407
Email: Lucia.Bartleman@islandhealth.ca

Victoria General Hospital

Monique Pat, RPN
Phone: 250-519-5300 ext. 15479
Cell: 250-480-8333
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: monique.pat@islandhealth.ca

Cody Kirkpatrick, ILN (Saturday to Monday)
Phone: 250-727-4543
Cell: 250-217-0934
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: Cody.Kirkpatrick@islandhealth.ca

Royal Jubilee Hospital

Selina Bickle, ILN
Phone: 250-370-8847 x18447
Cell: 250-580-4922
Email: selina.bickle@islandhealth.ca

Catherine Condy, ILN (Saturday to Monday)
Phone: 250-519-1905 ext. 11905
Cell: 250-580-3920
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: Catherine.Condy@islandhealth.ca

Candice Trudel, ILN (Float)
Cell: 250-508-6268
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: Candice.Trudel@islandhealth.ca

Indigenous Liaison Nurses