News
July 14, 2020
Remembering Dr. Kim Stevenson
Anesthesiologist Dr. Stevenson passed away suddenly in April. Department Head Dr. Ruta wrote this letter in remembrance
July 9, 2020
Special Island Health Edition Celebrates Health Care Heroes
Read about how virtual care transformed from a little-used option to an essential tool in Island Health's pandemic response; how our Health Protection and Environmental Services team came together to meet the challenges of COVID-19; find great staycation ideas for your summer holidays, and some great tips for creating tasty meals.
June 30, 2020
Island Health PQI project aims to relieve the stress of pandemic health care workers
Victoria psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Cheek and her team—psychiatrists, family doctors, residents, medical students, counsellors, and specialist consultants created a Stress First Aid and Peer Support Virtual Workshop to assist their frontline peers.
June 29, 2020
Retiring in interesting times: Dr. Paul Hasselback reflects on a career in public health
When Dr. Paul Hasselback settled on July 9, 2020 as his retirement date, little did he know that he would be stepping down from his Medical Health Officer (MHO) role during dual public health emergencies: the opioid crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 11, 2020
Drs. Omar and Danish Ahmad in ERs living extremes of pandemic — in Victoria, in New York
The two emergency physicians are living out the extremes of the global pandemic, one having just a handful of critical-care COVID-19 patients and the other forced regularly to have end-of-life conversations with patients.
May 1, 2020
National Physicians’ Day 2020 – Dr. Omar Ahmad
To pay tribute to the many dedicated physicians practicing at Island Health and in honour of National Physicians’ Day, we are profiling some of the doctors leading innovations and delivering high quality service to show the human behind the profession.
February 7, 2020
Welcome Dr. Alan Andrew, new Department Head and Medical Director of Medical Imaging.
Effective February 1st, 2020 Dr. Andrew assumes the Department Head and Medical Director for Medical Imaging. He will be taking over the reins from Dr. John Mathieson who has served in this role for the past 14 years.
February 1, 2020
Welcome Dr. Wei-Yi Song Department Head and Island Medical Director of Psychiatry, Mental Health and Substance Use
Effective January 1st, 2020, Dr. Wei-Yi Song assumes the Department Head and Island Medical Director of Psychiatry, Mental Health and Substance Use role.