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Building care in a remote community
For more than 75 years, a tiny island in one of the most remote regions of British Columbia has served as a vital lifeline for fishers, forestry workers, adventure tourists, and residents of the primarily Indigenous community of Kyuquot. Okime Island — one of approximately 10 densely forested islands surrounding the isolated village — is a beacon of care and community in this wild west coast region of Vancouver Island.
Flying high: Comox Valley drone demo highlights innovative opportunities for delivery of health-care services
The future of health-care service delivery in the Island Health region took a promising first step recently, thanks to a successful drone demonstration at the North Island Hospital, Comox Valley.
Nurses go back to school to help beat HPV-related cancers
Island Health nurses are visiting schools across the region in the coming weeks to offer the HPV vaccine to grade 11 and 12 students.
Code Hack 2025: Celebrate five years of health-care innovation with Island Health!
Attention innovators throughout the Island Health region: are you ready for an exciting challenge that could help shape the future of health care? Then check out Code Hack 2025, which takes place March 7-9 at Royal Jubilee Hospital – and help us celebrate our five-year milestone
Island Health uses innovation to support long-term care residents
Residents of long-term care (LTC) homes in the Island Health region are benefiting from innovation through more timely access to wound care via virtual appointments with nurses specializing in skin, wound, ostomy, and continence care (NSWOC).
Island Health expands outreach service in Sooke with addition of nurse practitioner
Island Health's primary care outreach service in Sooke has recently expanded its team with the addition of Fiona Hutchison, a nurse practitioner.
West Coast General Hospital invests in state-of-the-art X-ray technology for enhanced imaging
The introduction of an advanced X-ray system at West Coast General Hospital is significantly enhancing medical imaging capabilities. This cutting-edge technology replaces the existing X-ray system, improving diagnostic accuracy and patient care.
Applications open for 2025 Youth Harm Reduction Award
Calling all youth in the Island Health region with a passion for innovative approaches to the toxic drug crisis. Have you, or another young person you know, worked on a project in the past year that focused on reducing harms related to unregulated substances?
Youth thrive in ‘life saving’ therapeutic program
Youth and families are expressing gratitude for an Island Health program announced last February, and celebrating the successful graduation of the program’s first cohort after an intensive five-month journey that has profoundly impacted the lives and futures of the youth participants.