- The next email bulletin will occur Tuesday August 4 unless urgent updates are required. The medical staff website is updated Monday through Friday (excluding stat holidays).
- Provincial and Island Health Data
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|
Today’s New Cases |
Total cases |
Total Recovered |
Total currently hospitalized (ICU) |
Total Deaths |
|
BC |
29 |
3,591 |
3,155 |
5 (2) |
194 |
|
Island Health |
0 |
143 |
135 |
0 |
5 |
PHO/MHO News Release, BC COVID-19 Dashboard
COVID-19 case numbers by Island Health Service Delivery Area Last case announced Monday July 27
A Message from Kathy McNeil re: new work streams
- Island Health will move to a regional model of clinical leadership - this includes cross-portfolio planning teams that will maintain a focus on COVID-19 response while looking towards longer term service improvements.
Message from Dr. Stanwick and Victoria Schmid re: COVID Testing Call Centre
- Island Health is experiencing a surge in calls to our COVID-19 testing call centre. In the past few days we are nearing 900 calls per day.
Three Steps To Improving Care for Trans Patients
- Online accredited learning courses designed for primary care providers in BC to increase knowledge about transgender health and develop the skills to provide gender-affirming care
A passion for public health: meet Dr. Mike Benusic, Island Health’s new MHO
- Dr. Mike Benusic has joined Island Health as the new Medical Health Officer for central Vancouver Island.
Updated recommended therapies for COVID-19
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- Clinical Reference Group Recommendations: Therapies for COVID-19
- Clinical Reference Group: Unproven Therapies for COVID-19
- Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Therapy in Adult Patients with COVID-19
VP Pandemic Planning & Chief MHO Update July 30