Comox Valley, Strathcona, North Island

Comox Valley, Strathcona, North Island

The northern half of Vancouver Island and the surrounding areas are among the most rugged, wildly diverse regions in Canada. From some of the most livable and fastest growing communities to some of the most remote and least populated, this region includes white sand beaches and snow capped mountains. It also boasts some of the most innovative and committed rural health practitioners in the country.

News & Events

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Vibes high, risks low: Your guide to a safe summer festival season

Summer is here, ushering in the unofficial festival season. Island Health has tips for festival fun to help keep the vibes high and risks low.

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Estimated Island Health emergency department wait times available online

People in need of health-care services now have more information at their fingertips thanks to a new webpage featuring estimated emergency department wait times and detailed patient resources.

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Youth Harm Reduction Award Winner

Making a difference: Mill Bay teen wins 2025 Youth Harm Reduction Award

Island Health has recognized Kalla Shields for her efforts to promote harm reduction awareness and training at Frances Kelsey Secondary School in Mill Bay.

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Locations in this Community

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Gold River Health Centre

495 Trumpeter Dr
Gold River, B.C.
V0P 1G0

250-283-2626

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Gold River Health Centre - Medical Imaging

601 Trumpeter Dr
Gold River, B.C. 
V0P 1G0

250-283-2626

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Gold River Health Unit

601 Trumpeter Dr
Gold River, B.C.
V0P 1G0

250-283-2626

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Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw Health Centre

P.O. Box 127
403 Tsulquate Reserve
Port Hardy, B.C.
V0N 2P0

250-949-8131

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Services offered in this Community

Adult Day Programs
Adult Day Programs
Assisted Living Services
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessments
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessments
Baby Bed Program
Bariatric Program
Behavioural & Developmental Difficulties
Bereavement group for MAiD
Bone Mineral Densitometry
Call4Care
Campbell River Maternity Clinic
Care at Home During End of Life
Care in Hospice, Hospital or Facility
Child & Youth TeleMental Health Service
Child Care Licensing
Chronic Disease Management
Cleft Lip/Palate Clinic
Clinical Neurophysiology
Collaborative Spasticity Program
Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
Community Care Facilities Inspection FAQs
Community Virtual Care
Complaints & FAQs
Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
Cystic Fibrosis Services
Dental Program
Diagnostic & Screening Mammography
Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services
Emotional Support for Breast Cancer
Eye Health Services
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fluoroscopy
Forensic Nursing Services
Funding Your Orthotics, Prosthetics or Seating Device
Group Programs
Health Services for Community Living
Hearing Program
Home Oxygen Program
Hospice Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Indigenous Health Diabetes Nurse Educator
Indigenous Nurse Practitioners
Inspections Reports
Island Health Youth Clinics
Learn About Child & Youth Rehab Services (CYFH-RS)
Local Prenatal Classes
Mammography Service
Medical Laboratory Services
MyHealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
New Vaping Regulations for Retailers
Nuclear Medicine
Nutrition Services
Orthotics & Foot Orthotics
Orthotics, Pedorthics, Prosthetics & Seating Warranties
Ostomy Care Services
Outpatient Nutrition Services
Outpatient Services
Pain Program - Homepage
Physiatry Clinics
Physical Recovery from Breast Cancer
Positive Wellness HIV and North Island Liver Services
Practical Support for Breast Cancer
Pre-admission Surgery Services
Prevent Alcohol & Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.)
Prosthetics Services
Public Health Nutrition
Pulmonary Function Testing
Referrals to Child Youth & Family Mental Health
Residential Care Licensing
Resources for Families
Resources for Families
Right From The Start
Risk Assessments in Community Care Facilities & FAQs
SmartParent
Telehealth
Tobacco & Vapour Prevention & Control
Tobacco Retailer Information & Forms
Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
Ultrasound
Vancouver Island Children's Assessment Network
Wheelchairs & Seating Services