HerWay Home Celebrates five years of supporting vulnerable women & families
VICTORIA, BC - “I like meeting the other girls. It’s easier to get along with them because we understand each other’s experiences. There is moral support.” HerWay Home client.
Island Health Celebrates 25,000 Hearts
VICTORIA – Island Health’s Cardiac Surgery Program at Royal Jubilee Hospital recently completed their 25,000th heart operation.
Make Graduation Memories Last a Lifetime
VANCOUVER ISLAND – With graduation season underway, Island Health is encouraging young people to make safe and sober choices during their celebrations.
Community Hospice Beds to remain at The Views until new purpose-built location is completed
COMOX VALLEY- Clients in need of community hospice care will continue to access this service at Hospice at The Views until a new, purpose-built hospice space is ready for occupancy in 2020.
Island Health Board of Directors to meet in Port Alberni
ISLAND WIDE - Island Health’s Board of Directors will hold its next public forum in Port Alberni.
Island Health’s research program hosts two events to probe the health impacts of legalizing drugs
VICTORIA - Join Island Health as a panel of experts discusses the public health impact of criminalization on the stigma facing people who use substances, and the latest evidence pointing to the need for transformative thinking in order to solve the problem of illicit drug poisonings.
New graduates bolster Island Health’s nurse workforce
ISLAND WIDE – More than 230 new nursing graduates will soon be working at Island Health locations across Vancouver Island, thanks to another successful spring recruitment program.
Island Health invests in improvements at WCGH
PORT ALBERNI – Staff and patients at West Coast General Hospital will benefit from two renovation projects set to begin in June.
Re: Update on Illnesses Associated with Herring Eggs on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER ISLAND – In March 2018 a small cluster of people were confirmed, by lab testing, to have Vibrio cholera bacteria infections associated with consumption of herring eggs harvested in the French Creek and Qualicum Bay areas.