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New location for several health services to open in Duncan

WebIsland Health has leased space within a new building at 6425 Norcross Rd. in Duncan that is intended to improve access to services and provide the infrastructure needed to support future growth. As of Oct. 17, clients of the home and community care office at 121 Ingram St. in Duncan will attend the new location on Norcross Road for their

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B.C. approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul’s

WebBritish Columbia’s provincial government is going ahead with the construction of a $638-million “state-of-the-art” research centre at the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.

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Wellness and Recovery Centre officially opens in Duncan

WebOverdose Prevention Centre on Trunk Road closed on Oct. 31. Sheila Malcolmson (right), Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, takes a tour of the newly opened Wellness and Recovery Centre on York on Nov. 5 with Shayne Williams (left), CEO of Lookout Housing and Health Society and Dr. Shannon Waters (middle), Medical …

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New health and wellness store opens in Duncan

WebA new and innovative store has relocated from Canmore, Alberta, and has opened in downtown Duncan at 124 Station St. Wolf Willow Apothecary specializes in providing sustainable Canadian-sourced health and wellness products for its customers. As well as products that deal mainly with the health and wellness of women, kids and …

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B.C. top doctor calls for more kinds of safe drugs to be available to

WebBritish Columbia’s provincial health officer Bonnie Henry defends B.C.’s safe supply program, while recommending changes to the program itself as well as other measures to fight the toxic drug crisis, including a call to the province to “work with manufacturers and distributors to expand opioid medication options available to people …

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Leaders must disaster-proof Canada’s hospitals against climate …

WebA wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. “You couldn’t see the trees. You just saw fire,” said Matear, the senior operating director for the health

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Meet Cowichan’s CMHA teams during Mental Health Week

WebEmpathy is the theme for the CMHA’s 71st annual Mental Health Week, which runs from May 2-8 this year, and there are events planned for everyone in the Cowichan community.

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Land for new Cowichan hospital transferred to Island Health

WebAfter years of negotiation and preparation, the Cowichan Valley Regional Hospital District transferred 9.22 hectares of land on Bell McKinnon Road to Island Health on March 25 for the construction of the new $887.4-million Cowichan District Hospital. As part of the land transfer, Island Health purchased the three land parcels on Bell …

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Petition on future uses of old Cowichan hospital reaches 2,000

WebA petition started in July regarding the future of the aging Cowichan District Hospital on Gibbins Road has garnered more than 2,000 signatures so far. Community activist Peter Rusland began the petition in an effort to convince Island Health and senior and local levels of government to keep the CDH, which will be replaced in 2027 by a new …

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Petition started to keep old Cowichan hospital for medical …

WebA petition is being circulated in the community urging Island Health and senior and local levels of government to keep the current Cowichan District Hospital in public hands so it can continue to be used for medical purposes. Community activist Peter Rusland, who began the petition on July 9, said decisions on the future of the hospital on

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Cowichan community groups appeal for locations for emergency …

WebCommunity health and emergency partners in the Cowichan Valley are making a public appeal for help in trying to find suitable locations for emergency winter shelters in the region.

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New primary-care centre proposed in Duncan

WebA new primary-care centre is being proposed for Government Street in Duncan. Island Health has a development permit application before the City of Duncan that would see a primary-care centre established at 930, 940 and 950 Government St., adjacent to the Fishbowl Cafe and Canco grocery store. The proposal was considered by the …

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Patient transportation is available

WebRe: the letter Patient shuttle for CDH urgently needed published on Jan.17: Island Health has contracts in place to provide funding to two separate transportation providers in the Cowichan Valley region.

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Health care group warns Nanaimo hospital unprepared for …

Web00:05:01. Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is already over capacity and can’t handle the anticipated population growth in the coming decades, warns a new advocacy group. Donna Hais, community liaison for NRGH’s medical staff, presented to Nanaimo city council on Monday, April 8, speaking about the new Fair Care Alliance group.

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Business notes: New Cowichan hospital on schedule for opening in …

WebPlans are for Island Health to be handed the keys to the new approximately $1.45-billion Cowichan District Hospital in late 2026, said Westley Davidson, chief project officer for the facility’s construction. Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce on May 25, Davidson said that once the new hospital, which is

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New healing house for First Nations completed in Cowichan

WebA new $19.87-million facility in the Cowichan Valley dedicated to enhanced mental-health and addictions services for First Nation members will soon open. Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, and other partners who participated in the planning and construction of the Tsow-Tun Le Lem Society Healing House were on …

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Hospital lab closures common across Vancouver Island: Island Health

WebIsland Health also suggested that there is a LifeLabs location in Campbell River for non-urgent outpatient collections open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call 1-800-431-7206. Meanwhile, to deal with the staff shortages specific to the Campbell River hospital, recruitments are ongoing.

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Island Health seeks to increase mid-Island chemotherapy capacity

WebIsland Health seeks to increase mid-Island chemotherapy capacity. Island Health exec discusses oncology network with Nanaimo Regional Hospital District board. Karl Yu. May 13, 2024 3:05 PM. Work is ongoing at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for a number of projects, including on a new high-acuity unit.

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B.C. to release report into economics of safe supply as part of …

WebProvincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry is promising to release a commissioned report looking into the economics of safe supply. “Under the independent authority of my office, I commissioned a research paper looking at some of the societal impacts of pharmaceutical alternatives (safe supply),” she said in a statement shared …

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