News

April 4, 2023

Resilience and safety grant recipients

​People and organizations in communities across the Island Health region will benefit from almost $1.2 million awarded through 29 resilience and safety grants. The three key areas of focus for these grants are: Promoting youth resilience, Businesses leading the way to a strong and healthy workforce and New ways to reach people who use illicit drugs alone.

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April 4, 2023

PRIME: April 30th deadline for Nurse enrollment

As a follow up to the January 5th roll-out memorandum, Island Health would like to remind all nurses who access PharmaNet that April 30th is the last day to enroll in PRIME.

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April 3, 2023

Port McNeill Public Health on the move

Effective Monday, April 3, 2023, residents of Port McNeill and surrounding communities can visit the public health team at its new location - A’ekakila’as Primary Care Centre at 2161 McNeill Road​ - for a wide range of health supports such as prenatal, postpartum and newborn care, breastfeeding support, immunization clinics, contraceptive support and STI testing.

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March 29, 2023

New APSA Hours Reporting and After Hours Premium Invoicing Tool and Process

Further to the communication on March 20th, 2023 regarding new hours reporting requirements under the 2022 PMA for Alternative Payment Subsidiary Agreement (APSA) service contracts, and new After-Hours Premiums (AHPs), below is additional information on Island Health’s tool and process.

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March 29, 2023

Quick Tip for “Tap N Go” Users

Medical and clinical staff in a number of facilities across Island Health are now using OneSign® “Tap N Go” technology to securely move between computers and workstations on wheels (WoWs) while staying logged into the system. REMINDER: Tap N Go is going live at Royal Jubilee Hospital this Friday, March 31! Visit the Tap N Go web page​ for more details, including how to access support.

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March 28, 2023

Celebrating REDCap + 10 Years of REDCap at Island Health

On March 22, Island Health reached a major milestone: 1,000 REDCap projects have been created at Island Health since its launch in 2014!

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