Site work set to begin for $289M Cancer Centre in Nanaimo
Preliminary site work for the $289-million new B.C. Cancer Centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is expected to begin this month. Click here to read the full article.
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Last Chance to Submit Your Abstracts for Quality Forum 2025
September 6, 2024, is the deadline to submit your abstracts for Quality Forum 2025. This is your chance to share what you’ve been working on and join us as a rapid fire or storyboard speaker during the main Forum programming on March 12-13. In 300 words or less, tell us […]
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Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation break donation record
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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Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024
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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B.C. blood banks need 1.5K donors by next week, Canadian Blood Services says
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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Island Health still recovering from pandemic-caused shortages, looking ahead for 2024
More beds and doctors are coming to Island communities in the New Year, after a challenging 2023 for health care. In a year-end letter, Leah Hollins, chair of Island Health’s board of directors, says the health authority is still dealing with ripple effects from the pandemic. Royal Jubilee and Victoria […]
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Mental-health, substance-use supports available during holiday season
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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Nanaimo Hospital board signals commitment, albeit expensive, to back regional acute healthcare needs
Taxes are slated to rise considerably to fund regional primary healthcare initiatives. Last week Nanaimo Regional Hospital District (NRHD) board members unanimously approved the 2024 provisional budget, featuring a 28 per cent jump in property taxes between Cedar and Bowser. It equates to a payment of $355 for a property […]
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Santa arrives by helicopter at Island hospitals to cheer up sick kids
Santa whirled into town to the whine of a helicopter’s turbine and whoosh of rotor wash, instead of the jingle of bells and the clop of reindeer hooves, for his visit to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The jolly old elf stabled his reindeer once again to make his annual trip […]
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Minister says B.C. making significant progress toward good health
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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