New long-term care beds coming to the Comox Valley
Increased access to long-term care is coming to the Comox Valley, thanks to Island Health funding for 20 new beds.
Island Health hiring more nurses than ever
As we celebrate National Nursing Week and the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, Island Health is experiencing its most successful spring recruitment program ever.
Island Health begins implementing surgical renewal plan
Island Health is resuming elective surgeries with new measures in place to keep patients, staff and medical staff safe.
Overdose prevention during the dual public health emergency
Island Health is urging people who use drugs to be safe when they use, and to use their local overdose prevention and supervised consumption services. In this dual public health emergency, the overdose crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of overdose (drug poisoning) has increased.
It is safe to immunize your child during the pandemic
Island Health is urging parents and guardians to continue to immunize their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Have symptoms? Get tested for COVID-19
B.C.’s COVID-19 testing strategy has been expanded to include anyone with cold, influenza or COVID-19-like symptoms, however mild.
Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in Victoria
Victoria residents will have better access to team-based care with the opening of the new James Bay Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) set for April 28.
If you need emergency care, Island Health is here for you
Island Health wishes to remind everyone on Vancouver Island that if you are experiencing a medical emergency, we are ready to provide the care you need.
New wellness and recovery centre to open in the Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley – People in the Cowichan Valley will soon benefit from a new Wellness and Recovery Centre. The new Centre, which opens in fall 2020, will provide a range of services to support people living with addiction and mental health concerns.