Temporary service interruption at Cormorant Island Community Health Centre
Due to limited staffing availability Island Health is advising community residents and visitors to the area that the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre (CICHC) emergency department (ED) will be temporarily closed from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. between August 2 and August 16.
Temporary changes to urgent care hours at Chemainus Health Care Centre in August
Due to limited physician availability, Island Health is advising community residents and visitors to the area of changes to the operating hours for urgent care services at the Chemainus Health Care Centre (CHCC) during the month of August.
Children under five years now eligible to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Beginning August 2, 2022, all people over the age of six months in B.C. can now receive protection against the COVID-19 virus, following Health Canada’s approval of the vaccine specifically formulated for children between the ages of six months and five years old.
Anyone can drown, no one should
Water is an integral part of our lives. It gives us life, but it can also take it away. From 2001 to 2020, there were 276 fatal drownings in Island Health.
Heat warnings across Island Health region bring increased health risks
Heat warnings across Island Health region bring increased health risks.
Temporary service reduction at Port Hardy Emergency Department
Due to limited staffing availability, Island Health is advising community residents and visitors to the area that the Port Hardy Hospital (PHH) emergency department will be temporarily closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 17.
Temporary service reduction at Port McNeill Hospital Emergency Department
Due to limited staffing availability, Island Health is advising community residents and visitors to the area that the Port McNeill Hospital (PMH) emergency department will be temporarily closed from 3 p.m. July 16 until 7 a.m. July 17.
First monkeypox case confirmed in Island Health, risk to the general public is very low
One case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Island Health through laboratory testing at the BC Centre for Disease Control. The person resides in the south island. Island Health public health teams are conducting follow-up. The risk to the general public is very low.
Dr. Réka Gustafson is Island Health’s new Vice President, Population & Public Health and Chief Medical Health Officer
Island Health is pleased to announce Dr. Réka Gustafson will join Island Health in September 2022, as Vice President, Population & Public Health and Chief Medical Health Officer.