The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation says facilities from the North, and Central Island will be getting their share of over $1.8 million. According to a media release, the money was raised as part of the Winter Giving Campaign, with 1,800 donors contributing to the foundation, making it the largest […]
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B.C. will see more people in hospital beds in January than ever before, as post-pandemic fallout combines with the peak of respiratory illness season, says Health Minister Adrian Dix. The increased demand for hospital beds comes amid challenges including the ongoing toxic-drug overdose crisis, now in its eighth year, a […]
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Glenn Bailey donated blood for the 200th time on Monday at a mobile clinic in Sidney. He does it regularly, every chance he gets, “I’ve been working at it for a lot of years—early ‘70s, actually late ‘70s I guess it was when I started,” said Bailey from a donor […]
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While the holiday season is a time for celebrations, it can also be a time of year when people may feel lonely, stressed or triggered. The past few years have been difficult for people due to global unrest, the lasting impacts of natural disasters and the pandemic. On top of […]
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Health Minister Adrian Dix said B.C. made significant progress in health care hirings between 2017 and 2022, but acknowledged the province will need to do more in future. “(We) have to do more and more and more — 38,000 (new hires) in my first five years, 38,000 in the next […]
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While raising $1 million by the new year is ambitious, the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) has reason to be optimistic mid-Islanders will respond. Barney Ellis-Perry, NDHF chief administrative officer, said their newly launched Winter Giving campaign is geared toward providing critically needed equipment for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) and the Oceanside […]
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The family of a woman from Nanaimo is demanding answers after she spent almost four days in a hospital hallway among dozens of other patients waiting for a bed. The woman was initially rushed to the emergency room at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital last Friday for what turned out to […]
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A dedicated space to provide comfort and support for patients, their families, and staff members at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is now open. Known as ‘The Gathering Space’, the newly renovated $400,000 room, centrally located on the hospital’s first floor near the emergency department, is the latest addition provided by […]
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The SSC’s Specialist Team Care Collaborative (STCC) is changing how specialists deliver care in BC, and in turn, changing the lives of patients, families, and physicians for the better. Dr Jennifer Kouwenberg, a Pediatrician in Nanaimo, doubled her clinic capacity after getting involved in the STCC pilot – making her […]
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Island Health is installing “Care and Connection Kiosks” at three Island facilities, including Nanaimo General Hospital. The kiosks dispense wound care supplies, Naloxone kits, take-home drug testing strips, syringes, safe disposal containers and condoms free of charge. Click here to read the full article.
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