Island Health in the news

Island Health's board accepted CEO Elise Cutter's resignation, with her remaining until an interim leader is in place while they search for a permanent replacement.

A Vancouver Island couple experienced multiple cancelled home care visits for their elderly mother, raising concerns about systemic failures and underfunding in home care services, which Island Health attributed to various factors including staffing challenges.

The Tobacco and Vapour Prevention and Control program reduces tobacco and vapour product use by enforcing provincial laws and regional bylaws, and educating the public.

Construction of Quw'utsun Valley Hospital is over 90% complete, with significant progress on exterior paving, landscaping, and interior outfitting, featuring solar panels and a Salmon Safe Certification.

The 100-plus Women Who Care Oceanside donated $38,700 to the Mid Island Health Alliance, which is developing a new medical clinic and partners with Island Health.

Island Health issued health recommendations for back-to-school season, including eye and dental exams, vaccinations, and flu shots for children.

Vancouver Island veterinary clinics are warning the public about rabies after a bat tested positive in Campbell River, with health officials confirming additional cases in the region and advising precautions.

Island Health is establishing a new $1.23 million cancer clinic at West Coast General Hospital to provide local chemotherapy services by 2028.

British Columbia hospitals are facing $200 million in losses from foreign visitors skipping out on medical bills, including $21 million at Island Health.

Quadra Island residents raised $50,000 to hire a private physician recruiter as they struggle to replace their retiring family doctor.

Island Health issued an overdose advisory for northern Vancouver Island following an increase in drug poisonings related to unregulated substances.

A drug poisoning and overdose advisory was issued for Nanaimo following an increase in reports of substance-related harm.

Island Health has issued an urgent drug poisoning advisory in Nanaimo following a spike in local overdoses.

British Columbia has connected 600,000 residents to primary care and hired over 500 U.S. health professionals to address medical staffing shortages.

Island Health is nearing completion of the 204-bed Quw'utsun Valley Hospital slated to open in mid-2027.

British Columbia seniors are dying in hospital beds due to multi-year waitlists for long-term care and the cancellation of new facility contracts.

Island Health is managing the hospitalization and isolation of cruise passengers following a presumptive hantavirus case on Vancouver Island.

Island Health rejected Nanaimo's proposal to relocate a homelessness resource center to its Albert Street property because the site is already slated for a new recovery center.

A Saanich senior is facing life-threatening health risks due to Island Health's inability to provide consistently trained home-care staff for essential medical routines.

Physicians are protesting a new Island Health policy that gives administrators the power to assign primary doctors to patients when medical staff cannot agree on responsibility.