Chly.ca

Healthcare advocacy groups call for improved care for those on …

WEBHais said the health care for north and central Vancouver Island is not meeting the appropriate standards of care for heart attacks or cardiac care.

Actived: 9 days ago

URL: https://www.chly.ca/local-news/2024/04/12/healthcare-advocacy-groups-call-for-improved-care-for-those-on-central-and-north-vancouver-island

COVID-19 in the Island Health region by the numbers

WEBNew cases in British Columbia. There have been five “waves” of COVID-19 infection over the past two years, driven largely by new variants of concern and the level …

Category:  Health Go Health

Free flu and Covid shot family clinics on Vancouver Island

WEBIsland Health is ramping up its Covid and Influenza vaccine campaign with free walk-in clinics for children between six months and 11 years of age.

Category:  Health Go Health

Homeless count: More than 70% of homeless are from Nanaimo

WEBThere has been one death and two new cases of COVID-19 in the Island Health region; Nanaimo has one of the country's highest per-capita homeless rates, and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Doctors and mayor call for cardiac lab in Nanaimo

WEBC$27,735.91 / C$75,000. 1623 Donations. Donate Today. Doctors at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, the mayor of Nanaimo, the Chief of Snuneymuxw First Nation and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Nanaimo RCMP under investigation over wellness check last month

WEBThere are ten new cases of COVID-19 in BC, all in the Fraser Health Region. There has been one death reported since yesterday, in the Vancouver Coastal …

Category:  Health Go Health

Intensive Care Unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital breaks …

WEB📸 New Nanaimo ICU breaks ground to improve care. Pictured: NDHF CEO Janice Perrino, Snuneymuxw Elder Gary Manson, Nanaimo City Councillor Ian Thorpe, …

Category:  Health Go Health

BC to offer Canada’s first self-screening kit for cervical cancer

WEBBetter prevention and detection for cervical cancer is now possible as BC becomes the first province in the country to launch at-home self-screening kits for the …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Dr. Bonnie Henry concerned about the impact of COVID-19 variants

WEBWritten and reported by Mick Sweetman, Assistant News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.. Have a tip? Email: [email protected]. Find us on social media: Twitter: …

Category:  Health Go Health

Dr. Stanwick confident outbreak contained at Nanaimo Regional …

WEBWritten and reported by Lisa Cordasco, News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.. Have a tip? Email: [email protected]. Find us on social media: Twitter: @lisacordasco / …

Category:  Health Go Health

Care and Connection Kiosks will provide life saving supplies for

WEBLast week the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital saw the addition of the new Care and Connection Kiosk. The kiosks, provided by the Vancouver Island Health …

Category:  Health Go Health

Death of 23-year old Sophia was ‘preventable’ says Manly

WEBSophia, 23, was a worker at Nanaimo’s Unitarian Shelter, who died of an infection in November that shelter executive director and city councillor Paul Manly says …

Category:  Health Go Health

Dr. Bonnie Henry contradicts Island Health chief medical officer

WEBWritten and reported by Lisa Cordasco, News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.. Have a tip? Email: [email protected] Find us on social media. Twitter: @lisacordasco / …

Category:  Health Go Health

Lack of prescribers in Nanaimo limiting access to safer supply

WEBOn Thursday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry released a review of the province’s prescribed safer supply program, which provides alternatives to the toxic …

Category:  Health Go Health

Deaths climb as visits to overdose prevention sites fall

WEBSome advocates in Nanaimo are taking action themselves to try to fill the gap caused by reduced hours and access to services. Kerry Watters, who is on the BC / …

Category:  Health Go Health

Eight people in Nanaimo have died from overdoses in 2020

WEBOverdose deaths spike in March across BC as COVID-19 impacts drug supply and harm reduction services. Overdose deaths In BC increased sharply in March …

Category:  Health Go Health

New long-term care home in Lantzville announced

WEB37%. C$28,113.04 / C$75,000. 1659 Donations. Donate Today. CHLY 101.7FM is on the Salish Sea. ! A new long-term care home in Lantzville will bring a total …

Category:  Health Go Health

Evening Update for April 7, 2020

WEBThere is good news for Vancouver Island residents with the latest COVID-19 numbers. There have been no new cases of the virus here since Monday. There have …

Category:  Health Go Health

About CHLY — CHLY 101.7FM: Listener Supported in Nanaimo BC.

WEBOur station is nonprofit and independent. We rely on listeners and readers like you to support the local programming we produce. Your support makes local news programs …

Category:  Health Go Health