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B.C. should review vaccination order for remote health-care …

WEBA B.C. judge has asked Dr. Bonnie Henry to review the province’s blanket ban on all unvaccinated health-care workers, noting that it may not be justifiable for those …

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Island Health marks 8th anniversary of B.C.’s toxic-drug crisis

WEBIn eight years, B.C.’s toxic drug crisis has killed more than 2,400 people in the Island Health region. The health authority reflected on the deaths Friday (April 12), …

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Workers nursing health care to positive outcomes for B.C.

WEBBy Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter HA-SHILTH-SA . Amanda Watts of Tseshaht and Deb Melvin of the Metlakatla First Nation have a varied …

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B.C. United says Island Health actively supporting hospital drug use

WEBB.C. United is renewing its calls to end decriminalization after the release of what it calls an Island Health memo “actively” directing drug use in hospitals. Dated …

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B.C.’s doctor-patient ‘attachment’ system connects 600 doctors …

WEBHealth Minister Adrian Dix looks on during a press conference in Victoria, on Nov. 9, 2023. Dix was in Vancouver of Feb. 9, 2023 to provide an update on B.C. …

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B.C. Budget 2024: focused on new health-care infrastructure, not

WEBNurses want more investment in workers as B.C. commits $13B to facilities, $2B to service expansion

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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 …

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

WEBThe petition begun by community activist Peter Rusland urging the province and Island Health to keep the current Cowichan District Hospital in public hands and …

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New masking rules for B.C. to be revealed today

WEBBritish Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says an announcement is coming Thursday on new rules for the province’s health-care facilities, include masking. …

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‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands …

WEBThe voluntary Hospital at Home program is available for patients at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, Mount St. Joseph Hospital and St. Paul’s …

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Family nurse practitioner part of Cowichan Lake's primary care team

WEBValerie Jefferd is the first nurse practitioner at the Lake and works out of the Brookside Medical Clinic. There’s a nurse practitioner in town, the first one ever for Lake …

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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. …

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Health care team expected to start soon at Lake Cowichan

WEBThe team will be located at the Kaatza Health Centre, 58 Cowichan Ave. West and will begin delivering services early in the new year. A nurse practitioner has …

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B.C.’s rural communities need more from health authorities: UBC …

WEBDr. Jude Kornelsen is looking to change the way health authorities in B.C. operate in rural settings. The co-director of the Centre for Rural Health Research at …

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National Nursing Week recognizes how nurses change lives for …

WEBThe theme of this year’s National Nursing Week is ‘Changing Lives, Shaping Tomorrow,’ and nurses want change for the better for patients, and also for their own …

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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 …

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Vancouver Island doctor’s organization improving healthcare in …

WEBThe face of healthcare delivery in northern Ghana has changed thanks to the efforts of a Qualicum Beach doctor and the non-profit organization she founded 14 years …

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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 …

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Sarah Simpson Column: Exceptional Ladysmith Urgent Care staff …

WEBA while ago, after a week of coughing so violently — to the point where I was pulling muscles in multiple areas of my torso and having to really work my pelvic floor …

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