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Pay parking resumes March 4, 2022
Effective March 4, 2022, pay parking will resume at all Island Health sites that previously had pay parking in place.![Caring for the Vulnerable](/sites/default/files/styles/standard_image/public/news/images/caring-for-vulnerable.png?itok=e2Z_BdXq)
Inpatient Services are services where patients stay in hospital one or more nights.
These are located at the Victoria General Hospital on 6 South.
A 41 bed inpatient acute care Neurosciences Unit specializing in caring for both neurologic and neurosurgical patients and their family. The unit has beds for both neurology and neurosurgery and the health care team provides services, including but not limited to, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, brain tumors, strokes, intracerebral hemorrhages, seizures, spinal disc problems, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease.
The health care team on 6 South consists of physicians, residents, fellows, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, care aides, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, social workers, dietitians, home care coordinators and other health care professionals.
The goal is to diagnose and treat neurologic disorders and allow for rehabilitation and reintegeration back into the community in a safe and efficient manner while allowing for full health needs of the patient and their family to be addressed upon discharge.
c/o Victoria General Hospital
1 Hospital Way
Victoria, B.C.
V8Z 6R5
Office of the Director
Fax: 250-727-4106
Mark Blandford - Director
Dr. Stephen Hentschel - Medical Chief, Neurosurgery
Dr. Kristen Attwell-Pope - Medical Chief, Neurology
John Leroy - Manager, Neurosciences Inpatient Unit 6AB
Susan Illmayer - Manager, Neurosciences Outpatient Unit