News

April 29, 2024

New Actions to Enhance Staff, Medical Staff, Patient & Visitor Safety

On Friday, April 26, Premier David Eby announced a comprehensive set of actions to enhance staff, medical staff, patient and visitor safety; and increase supports and improve care for individuals living with addiction and substance use while in British Columbia hospitals and in the community.

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April 24, 2024

IHealth World Café at VGH & RJH: Get ready for Go-Live

Staff at VGH and RJH, and colleagues at Gorge Road Health Centre sub-acute units and South Island Surgical Centre, are encouraged to attend the IHealth World Café events on April 30 and May 1

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April 24, 2024

Expanding Childcare Support for Island Health Staff

As part of our commitment to foster a supportive environment for our workforce, Island Health is excited to share progress on our childcare projects. Recognizing the impact childcare availability has on both recruitment and retention, we are in the process of finding solutions to secure high-quality childcare spaces specifically for our staff and medical staff.​

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April 23, 2024

Closing the Loop on the Cerner EHR Service Interruption on March 29

Staff working on Friday, March 29, 2024 experienced a Cerner EHR service interruption during which the system slowed or froze when certain activities were performed. A Code Grey system outage was initiated for two hours, from 4:40 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. Oracle Health identified the cause of the issue and applied the correction that evening.

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April 23, 2024

Minister Thanks Healthcare Staff this National Immunization Awareness Week

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, issued the following statement on National Immunization Awareness Week, April 22-30, 2024.

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April 22, 2024

Choosing Wisely Talks | Introducing Choosing Wisely Canada’s Climate-Conscious Recommendations

Join Choosing Wisely Talks on May 15 at 12 p.m. ET for the launch of over 40 new Choosing Wisely Canada climate-conscious recommendations.

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April 19, 2024

Join us on September 26, 2024 for Island Health’s first Climate Change & Planetary Health Conference

The Choosing Wisely at Island Health Oversight Committee are partnering with Environmental Sustainability to promote Island Health’s first-ever Climate Change & Planetary Health Conference! Space is limited and funding is available for 50 physicians to attend the in-person event.

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April 19, 2024

Leadership Embracing Grassroot Initiatives to Improve Patient Care Across Island Health

Last weekend, the pediatrics and pediatric surgery teams attended a retreat in Parksville to discuss patient quality improvements across the Island. The retreat was well attended and a great success. Thanks to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to attend and spend time with their peers!

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April 18, 2024

Island Health Medical Staff Bulletin

In this issue, you'll find information on leadership recognition, Cerner updates, the upcoming Learning Opportunity - Medical Staff Workshop: Self & Relational Awareness in the Workplace, and much more.

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April 17, 2024

Introducing Island Health's 2024/25 Priorities and Goals

Read about the biannual Leadership Summit to reflect back on 2023/24 and to transition to the 2024/25 organization-wide priorities, outcome goals and infrastructure requirements to create organization alignment.

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