Volunteer in Nanaimo

About Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH), Dufferin Place and the Nanaimo Health Unit

The Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) and Dufferin Place are health care facilities operated by Island Health. NRGH is the largest Acute Care Hospital in the area and is a regional referral centre for much of the Central Island Health Region. Dufferin Place is a 150-bed Long Term Care Facility.

Learn more about Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Dufferin Place, and the Nanaimo Health Unit on our facility pages.

How to Apply

To learn more about volunteering in Nanaimo with us follow these steps:

  1. Read how to become a volunteer
  2. Complete the following forms:
    1. Volunteer Requirements Screening 
    2. Island Health Volunteer Resources Application Form Nanaimo 
    3. and two of the Volunteer Reference Forms
  3. Submit all of these documents by one of the following options:
Email volunteer@viha.ca

Step Up Youth Program

Please visit Step Up Youth Program for more information. 

Still have questions?

If you have unanswered questions please contact volunteer@viha.ca