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Saanich Peninsula clinic to offer after-hours services

WebThe Peninsula Health Unit will begin to offer late-night and weekend services after the creation of a new after-hours primary care clinic. Starting on Monday, April 8, …

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Island Health grants will support community health and wellness

WebIsland Health is interested in supporting health and wellness initiatives at the community level. The health authority, in a press release Friday, Feb. 24, invited …

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

WebTHE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg. A B.C. judge has asked Dr. Bonnie Henry to review the province’s blanket ban on all unvaccinated health-care workers, …

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How to check the Air Quality Health Index and assess your health …

WebAs we enter another wildfire season, Environment and Climate Change Canada is advising people to pay attention to air pollution levels and check the Air …

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

WebAccording to the In-Plain-Sight survey, just 27 per cent of Indigenous respondents felt their needs were taken care of when accessing health care, compared …

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B.C. hopes to match 300,000 people with doctors using new online

Web00:03:53. B.C.’s health ministry is looking to connect more than 300,000 patients with a family doctor in announcing a new online platform launching next week. …

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

Web00:04:34. B.C.’s health minister said the province has been able to connect nearly 600 family physicians with thousands of new patients through its health registry …

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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 …

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New health-care facility in Saanich set to open its doors this June

WebAccess to healthcare services is expanding with the opening of the new Luther Court Community Health Centre on Cedar Hill Cross Road announced Saturday …

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Cancer-stricken B.C. Realtor calls on public health to take action on

WebRadon is a naturally occurring, odourless gas that seeps into homes from the ground and is linked to lung cancer. When levels are between 200 and 600 bq/m3, …

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UN climate talks examine effects of global temperature rise on …

WebWith Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 …

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Seniors move to new, modern Victoria long-term care home …

WebThe Summit, an $86-million facility, at 955 Hillside Ave. is run by Island Health and the Capital Regional District. The long-term care home, which replaces Oak …

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Mental health program at Greater Victoria hospital makes a …

WebThere’s now a mental health day program on the Royal Jubilee Hospital campus. The Bridging Care program offers short-term skills-based services and …

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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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COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens at University of Victoria

WebA vaccination clinic opened at the University of Victoria on Monday. Island Health will operate the COVID-19 vaccination clinic out of the McKinnon Gym during …

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2 groups awards by Island Health for mental health advocacy in …

Web00:03:39. Two groups whose efforts help people experiencing mental health and substance use challenges have been recognized by Island Health, as part of Mental …

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Victoria police and Island Health launch co-response team to …

WebThe Victoria Police Department and Island Health have started a new program to improve mental health responses in Victoria and Esquimalt. A co-response …

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Wheels for Wellness pulls out of Vancouver Island’s west coast

WebThe West Coast is losing its Wheels for Wellness service. “The reason is that financially it’s just a disaster. We get maybe $400 a year in donations,” Wheels for …

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Stolen information of over 20k Interior Health employees …

WebA document containing personal informatio nof more than 20,000 IH employees was recovered by the RCMP, IH said Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Phil …

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