Nanaimo, Oceanside, Alberni-Clayoquot

Nanaimo, Oceanside, Alberni-Clayoquot

From city streets to mountain tops to open Pacific Ocean, the diverse coastal communities of middle Vancouver Island face many health challenges. The city of Nanaimo in particular, continues to grow as a health services hub. However, the region's needs are broadly distributed in culturally distinct locations. Whether it’s supporting search and rescue in the rain forest or working with at-risk urban youth, Island Health is here.

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Applications call for Youth Resilience Grants – a partnership of Island Health and Pacific Public Health Foundation

For the first time, Island Health and PPHF are partnering to allocate up to $450,000 for the Youth Resilience Grants program (previously known as Resilience and Safety Grants). These grants, now in their third year, aim to help improve mental well-being and build youth resilience to challenging life events.

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Island Health Winter Magazine 2025

The Winter Issue of Island Health Magazine features stories about how patients are benefiting from three unique types of nursing care. From the highly specialized care provided by nurse practitioners on our heart health team, to the incredible skills helping in one of our most remote regions, to the expanding services RNs are providing at UPCCs.

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Four-year-old's visits bring joy to long-term care residents

At Cairnsmore Place long-term care home in Duncan, an unlikely friendship has blossomed between residents and a four-year-old boy named Innis Wright. His regular visits, accompanying his grandmother Joan Wright, a former Island Health employee, have become a source of delight for residents and staff alike.

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Locations in this Community

Bamfield Health Centre

Bamfield Health Centre

353 Bamfield Rd
P.O. Box 40
Bamfield, B.C. 
V0R 1B0

250-728-3312

Central Island Access Services at Brooks Landing - Children, Youth and Families

Central Island Access Services at Brooks Landing - Children, Youth & Families

#203 - 2000 Island Hwy
Nanaimo, B.C.
V9S 5W3

250-739-5710

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Central Island Pain Program at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

1200 Dufferin Crescent
Nanaimo, B.C. 
V9S 2B7

250-739-5978

Services offered in this Community