Sooke Region, West Shore & Urban Greater Victoria

Sooke Region, West Shore & Urban Greater Victoria

From the Parliament steps to the Saanich Peninsula, Metchosin to Mount Douglas, Southern Vancouver Island is the smallest, yet most populated geography that Island Health serves. As such, comprehensive health care and services ranging from obstetrics to geriatrics are available in first-class facilities across the region. Learn more about health care on Southern Vancouver Island.    

Island Health staff Barbara Hayward and Beth Haywood at a community event in Sooke.

Peer voices connect communities as toxic drug crisis enters 10th year

Ten years into the declaration of B.C.’s toxic drug crisis as a public health emergency, peer workers remain central to the ongoing response.

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Ten years into the toxic drug crisis: remembering lives lost and renewing our commitment to action

This month marks 10 years since British Columbia declared a public health emergency due to rapidly rising deaths and injuries caused by unregulated drugs.

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Families lead the way as school clinics boost childhood immunization

Families across the Island Health region are protecting their children and communities by keeping vaccinations up to date, with school-based clinics making it easier for parents and caregivers to access immunizations.

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Locations in this Community

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West Shore Health Unit

345 Wale Rd
Victoria, B.C.
V9B 6X2

250-519-3490

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Western Communities Mental Health & Substance Use

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681 Allandale Rd.
Victoria, BC
V9C 0S2

250-370-5799

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Westshore Hearing Clinic

345 Wale Rd
Victoria, B.C.
V9B 6X2 

250-519-3490

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Westshore Urgent Primary Care Centre

582 Goldstream Avenue 
Victoria, B.C.
V9B 2W7
 

1-833-688-8722

Services offered in this Community