If you are seeking to access care virtually, please review your options at See a Doctor or Nurse Online (Virtual Care) | Island Health.
Virtual care connects patients to health care providers and information through the use of technology. Learn more about the virtual care services we offer by selecting a service below. Talk to your health care provider to find out about virtual care options available to you.
To learn more about the latest updates in virtual care at Island Health, view the latest edition of our Virtual Care Services Newsletter.
- Newsletters and Updates
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- Improving Access to Post-Stroke Care in the North Island
- Virtual Care Requests: How It Works and 2025/26 Summary
- Virtual Care Successes: Cost‑Effective Virtual Wound Care in Long‑Term Care
- Celebrating Paula McKay's Outstanding Career and Retirement
- Expanded Newborn Hearing Services: North & Central Island
- Microsoft Teams Not Currently Approved for Virtual Visits
- Video Interpreting Available Within BC Virtual Visit
- Caring for the planet, caring for people: how virtual care supports Island Health’s climate action
- Virtual Care Successes: Virtual Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care in Long Term Care
- Virtual Care Technology Services Name Update
- Update on Zoom for Healthcare Account Request Process
- Virtual Care Successes
- Celebrating Diane Underhill’s Remarkable Career and Retirement
- Audio Interpreting Available Within BC Virtual Visit
- Bringing Heart Failure Care Closer to Home
- Virtual Care License and Device Optimization
- Virtual Care Services Supporting New Forensic Nurse Examiners in Remote Communities
- New Email/Texting Toolkit Released by ISAP
- Virtual Care Success Story: Virtual Critical Care Outreach Team Intubation Support From RJH to TGH
- A Fond Farewell: Valerie Ashworth and Jenny Atkinson From Virtual Care Services Are Retiring
- New Virtual On-Demand After Hours Psychiatry Service
- New Virtual Critical Care Outreach Team Service
- Remote Cochlear Mapping Expansion to Campbell River
- Interpreting Services: Essential to Safe Patient Care
- Virtual Care Successes
- Call4Care Pilot Project in Long-Term Care
- BC Virtual Visit: 100,000 Virtual Visits Completed
- Virtual Care Successes
- Enabling Virtual Access to the Independent Rights Advice Service
- Virtual Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Consults in Long Term Care
- North Island Gender Care Clinic Using BC Virtual Visit
- Virtual Care Success Stories
- Virtual Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care in Long Term Care
- Hospital at Home Expansion to Cowichan District Hospital
- Quality Improvement Underway for Remote Registration Service
- Virtual Care Success Stories
- Call4Care Available as a New Service Offering
- New Virtual Care Guidelines and Policies
- Telestroke Update: Planning for a Pilot at Comox Valley Hospital
- Virtual Critical Care Service in Development
- Protecting our Patients' Privacy with Approved Virtual Care Solutions
- New Digital Health Literacy & Virtual Health eLearning Courses Available
- Virtual Care Success Stories