Island Health Nanaimo News

Listing Websites about Island Health Nanaimo News

Filter Type:

News Island Health

(2 days ago) WEBImproving measles immunization rates to prevent outbreaks. With measles circulating internationally, Island Health is encouraging everyone to ensure their routine immunizations are up to date to lift collective immunization rates this National Immunization Awareness Week (April 22 to 30). If you are in urgent need of medical care, please call …

https://www.islandhealth.ca/news

Category:  Medical Show Health

COVID-19 Outbreaks Island Health

(1 days ago) WEBIsland Health Magazine; News Releases; #MyIslandHealth Stories; Back to News. COVID-19 Outbreaks. March 1, 2022 Island Health COVID-19 outbreak updates Island Health has declared four outbreaks over, while declaring three new outbreaks. Read more. Contact Island Health Phone: (250) 370-8699 Toll-free: 1 (877) 370-8699

https://www.islandhealth.ca/news/covid-19-outbreaks

Category:  Health Show Health

New Nanaimo hospital ICU expected to open summer 2023 CTV …

(7 days ago) WEBPublished March 23, 2023 3:45 p.m. PDT. Share. Island Health is providing more details on a long-awaited replacement of the intensive care unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-provides-update-on-60m-icu-replacement-at-nanaimo-hospital-1.6326550

Category:  Health Show Health

New long-term care home coming to Nanaimo Island Health

(5 days ago) WEBWith the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District and community partners, Island Health will construct a three-storey long-term care facility at 6910 and 6930 Lantzville Rd., northwest of Nanaimo in Lantzville. The new building will bring a total of 306 long-term care beds to the region, including a 20-bed hospice unit and a 26-bed specialized

https://www.islandhealth.ca/news/news-releases/new-long-term-care-home-coming-nanaimo

Category:  Health Show Health

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

(4 days ago) WEBAn outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. According to Island Health’s active outbreak list, the outbreak began on Tuesday, Dec. 12 on the fifth floor of the hospital. At a press conference this week, Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said that while COVID cases have declined from a peak in

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/covid-19-outbreak-declared-at-nanaimo-regional-general-hospital-7286130

Category:  Health Show Health

Island Health pitches in funding to help with Nanaimo’s warming …

(1 days ago) WEBFunding from Island Health will help pay for Nanaimo’s warming shelters operations. At a council meeting Dec. 18, it was announced that the city has entered into a funding partnership with Island Health, which has ponied up $250,000 to help cover costs for warming shelters set up by Risebridge Society at 520 Prideaux St., Island Crisis …

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/island-health-pitches-in-funding-to-help-with-nanaimos-warming-centres-7289158

Category:  Health Show Health

Island Health re-locates and expands its - Nanaimo News Bulletin

(2 days ago) WEBIsland Health re-locates and expands its Nanaimo heart health clinic. Clinic moves from NRGH to nearby site at Dufferin Crescent. Nanaimo Bulletin News Staff Dec 6, 2022 4:30 PM Dec 6, 2022 5:10 PM. Island Health’s Nanaimo Heart Function Clinic has moved from Nanaimo Regional General Hospital to a nearby site at Dufferin Crescent.

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nanaimo-heart-function-clinic-move-leads-to-better-service-more-space-says-ih-1110493

Category:  Health Show Health

61 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths for Island Health

(9 days ago) WEBNANAIMO — Island Health’s COVID-19 case counts rose by 61 on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in line with recent averages over several weeks. Twenty-seven of the new cases were in the central Vancouver Island region, which leads Island Health in active and total cases.

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/09/15/61-new-covid-19-cases-two-deaths-for-island-health/

Category:  Health Show Health

New cancer centre on the way for Nanaimo Medical Staff - Island …

(8 days ago) WEBPosted on: May 29, 2023. People in Nanaimo and surrounding communities are one step closer to having cancer care in their community with approval of a concept plan for a new cancer centre at NRGH. “Getting a cancer diagnosis can be some of the most difficult news someone gets in their life,” said Premier David Eby.

https://medicalstaff.islandhealth.ca/news-events/new-cancer-centre-way-nanaimo

Category:  Cancer Show Health

Island Health issues overdose and toxic drug advisory for Nanaimo

(6 days ago) WEB00:01:14. The region’s health authority is warning Nanaimo residents about a drug poisoning and overdose risk in the area. The Island Health Authority issued the advisory on Wednesday, March 6, in a social media post which indicated an increased threat for injection and inhalation drug users. The advisory will stay in effect for seven days.

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/island-health-issues-overdose-and-toxic-drug-advisory-for-nanaimo-7326503

Category:  Health Show Health

Island Health administers 1,000,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine

(9 days ago) WEBThe first dose of vaccine was administered in Island Health on Dec. 22, 2020 and in the seven months since around 79 per cent of people aged 12 and up in the Nanaimo and Oceanside regions have rolled up their sleeves at least once.

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/07/16/island-health-administers-1000000th-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine/

Category:  Health Show Health

NRGH now has COVID outbreaks on two different floors

(7 days ago) WEBNanaimo Bulletin News Staff Jan 28, 2022 9:30 AM. Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks on both the fourth and fifth floors. (News Bulletin file photo) NRGH, already dealing with a COVID outbreak on its fifth floor, now has one on its fourth floor, as well. Island Health issued an information bulletin last …

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nrgh-now-has-covid-outbreaks-on-two-different-floors-1099827

Category:  Health Show Health

Too few resources, no easy solutions to address Nanaimo’s record …

(2 days ago) WEBDr. Shannon Waters, medical health officer, said rates of drug poisonings mirrored increases this year in fatalities with a rate of at least 906 incidents per 100,000 people recorded so far this year in Nanaimo, again about double the rest of Island Health.

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2023/12/13/too-few-resources-no-easy-solutions-to-address-nanaimos-record-drug-toxicity-issues/

Category:  Medical Show Health

Island Health nears 200 active COVID-19 cases - NanaimoNewsNOW

(4 days ago) WEBNANAIMO — The number of active COVID-19 cases with Island Health continues to climb. There are 193 active cases as of Thursday, Aug. 12, a rise of eight from the day before. There were significantly more new cases announced on Thursday, with 23 new bringing Island Health to 5,526 total cases.

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/08/12/island-health-nears-200-active-covid-19-cases/

Category:  Health Show Health

Nanaimo, South Cowichan pacing COVID-19 infection rate across …

(3 days ago) WEBIsland Health released localized COVID-19 data showing the greater Nanaimo region accounted for nearly 32 per cent of all new cases between late December and Jan. 23. Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer with Island Health, said during a Wednesday news conference areas where housing challenges exist often line …

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/01/27/nanaimo-south-cowichan-pacing-covid-19-infection-rate-across-island-health/

Category:  Medical Show Health

Hospital lab closures common across Vancouver Island: Island …

(1 days ago) WEB00:04:54. The Campbell River hospital’s lab services have experienced periods of closure in recent weeks and Island Health is asking for the public’s patience while it deals with the situation. But the staffing shortages feeding the closures are hardly unique to that facility, Island Health says. They are being felt throughout the province.

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/hospital-lab-closures-common-across-vancouver-island-island-health-7352225

Category:  Health Show Health

COVID-19: Isolation exemptions to frontline workers a danger to

(4 days ago) WEBHealthcare workers on Vancouver Island say exemptions for travelling employees pose a risk to patients in hospitals. One worker from a hospital in the central-North Island region, who asked Black Press to conceal their identity because they feared losing their job, has been forced to take unpaid leave in order to self-isolate after an …

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/covid-19-isolation-exemptions-to-frontline-workers-a-danger-to-patients-say-island-health-employees-1079130

Category:  Health Show Health

Nanaimo woman wins award for work with Vancouver Island Crisis …

(1 days ago) WEBA Nanaimo woman was honoured by the American Association of Suicidology for her work with the Vancouver Island Crisis Society. The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) awarded Elizabeth Newcombe the 2024 crisis service award on May 5, during the association’s 57th annual conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Newcombe …

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/nanaimo-woman-wins-award-for-work-with-vancouver-island-crisis-society-7361276

Category:  Health Show Health

Rhode Island doctor explains more centenarians and steps to

(7 days ago) WEBThe number of people living to 100 is on the rise! East Providence resident Adelina Almedia is 108 years old, and her granddaughter Jessica Britto said she has experienced a lot over the century.

https://turnto10.com/news/local/rhode-island-doctor-explains-more-centenarians-and-and-steps-to-increase-life-expectancy-food-decline-faith-heart-disease-fall-health-may-17-2024

Category:  Health Show Health

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: People who are homeless are a lot like …

(5 days ago) WEBJamie Wentworth, Nanaimo. READ ALSO: Count shows more people experiencing homelessness than ever in Nanaimo. The views and opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are those of the writer and do not reflect the views of Black Press Media or the Nanaimo News Bulletin. Letters policy: Letters should be no longer than …

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-people-who-are-homeless-are-a-lot-like-those-with-homes-7361803

Category:  Health Show Health

Ottawa to make pathway for newcomers who lack official status, …

(7 days ago) WEBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to media during an announcement at Elwick Community School in Winnipeg

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/national-news/ottawa-to-make-pathway-for-newcomers-who-lack-official-status-speed-up-deportations-7361874

Category:  Health Show Health

Alberta to replace AHS with 4 health agencies this year CTV News

(5 days ago) WEBThe province has released more information on its plan to break up Alberta Health Services and replace it with four sector-based health agencies. AHS will be replaced by agencies for primary care

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-announces-the-4-health-agencies-that-will-replace-ahs-later-this-year-1.6886890

Category:  Health Show Health

New study shows financial impact of homelessness on our health …

(3 days ago) WEBA new study out of London, Ont. lays out the cost of the homelessness crisis on our health-care system. Almost 30,000 Canadians were homeless when admitted to and/or discharged from a hospital

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/new-study-shows-financial-impact-of-homelessness-on-our-health-care-system-1.6888815

Category:  Health Show Health

Health care groups can help fix RI's food insecurity crisis Opinion

(Just Now) WEBMarcy Reyes is director of market strategy and planning, CCA Health Rhode Island. The COVID-19 pandemic created a perfect storm for food insecurity across the U.S., and in the aftermath our

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/05/18/partnerships-we-can-break-down-silos-between-the-various-social-support-programs-and-expand-access-t/73618906007/

Category:  Food Show Health

Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health

(3 days ago) WEBBOSTON (AP) — Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care psychiatric hospital, federal …

https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-mental-health-bradley-hospital-87f3a1a1863ecf1cd9426581eff73e6a

Category:  Health Show Health

Navy jet noise could mean long-term health impacts for Whidbey …

(9 days ago) WEBMore than 74,000 people on Whidbey Island could face long-term health impacts from the U.S. Navy jet noise that’s blasted over residents several days a week for over a decade, new research shows

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/navy-jet-noise-could-mean-long-term-health-impacts-for-whidbey-island/

Category:  Health Show Health

Fuel barge crashes into Galveston bridge, spilling oil and causing

(6 days ago) WEBThe only way off Pelican Island right now is by boat. Galveston County judge says fuel is still leaking and shipping is shut down for 6.5 miles getting in and out of the Port of Galveston, a

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/05/15/pelican-island-bridge-shut-down-after-barge-strike-in-galveston/

Category:  Health Show Health

Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health …

(1 days ago) WEBBradley Hospital in East Providence, RI on May 19, 2021. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/14/rhode-island-bradley-psychiatric-hospital-civil-rights-violation

Category:  Health Show Health

Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and - Health News Florida

(7 days ago) WEBThe collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill. Health News Florida Partners. Menu. Show Search. Search Query. Donate. Play Live Radio Next Up: 0:00. 0:00. 0:00 0:00.

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/2024-05-16/barge-hits-bridge-connecting-galveston-and-pelican-island-causing-oil-to-spill

Category:  Health Show Health

Harvey Weinstein back at Rikers Island after hospital stay AP News

(1 days ago) WEBNEW YORK (AP) — One-time movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was returned to a New York City jail in what his publicist said Tuesday was the result from a published report claiming he was getting VIP treatment during his 10-day stay at a hospital.. The publicist, Juda Engelmeyer, said Weinstein was moved late Monday from Bellevue …

https://apnews.com/article/weinstein-health-hospital-rikers-nyc-jail-683a9be56deda1b8d7fe4542771a0c45

Category:  Health Show Health

Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 …

(Just Now) WEBHealth and medicine News releases Population Health Public Health Research Science Video. May 9, 2024. Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health Nestled against Admiralty Bay on the western edge of Whidbey Island, the three-story house is surrounded by trees and shoreline.

https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/05/09/navy-growler-jet-noise-over-whidbey-island-could-impact-74000-peoples-health/

Category:  Medicine Show Health

Event in New Hamburg Ont. trains dogs to detect human remains

(9 days ago) WEB$500K-worth of elvers seized at Toronto airport. Fishery and border service officers seized more than 100 kilograms of unauthorized elvers at the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday.

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/event-in-new-hamburg-ont-trains-dogs-to-detect-human-remains-1.6892900

Category:  Health Show Health

Filter Type: