News
July 3, 2024
Explore new opportunities for point-of-care staff to contribute to local quality improvement
New clinical governance committees are being formed to help enable quality improvement in acute sites and community services across Island Health. Point-of-care staff and medical staff can bring their valuable knowledge and perspectives to these new tables and help improve the quality of care for patients, clients, and families.
July 3, 2024
Registration now open for Island Health’s Climate Change & Planetary Health Conference
Island Health's first-ever Climate Change & Planetary Health Conference is taking place on Thursday, September 26 at the Vancouver Island Convention Center in Nanaimo. This is a single-day, in-person conference and is open to all Island Health staff and medical staff.
July 2, 2024
Urgent and primary care centre coming soon to Cowichan
People living in Duncan and the surrounding area will soon benefit from having better access to team-based longitudinal and urgent primary care through a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC).
July 2, 2024
Transformations in Triage at Saanich Peninsula Hospital
About one year ago, the SPH ER team began evaluating access and efficiency of patient flow through the department, motivating the team to undertake a thorough evaluation of their triage process with a specific focus on assessment and initiation of ECGs. Quality Improvement Consultants, Don Khullar and Marcia Pilon, collaborated with a dedicated site team at SPH to meticulously analyze every stage of the patient journey, from arrival to discharge, pinpointing for bottlenecks and inefficiencies in patient flow processes.
June 26, 2024
Super-user physicians help peers adapt the EHR to their needs
There were 32 resident physicians, from numerous regions, using their familiarity with EHR to support staff and medical staff through the transition.
June 25, 2024
SPH Celebrates 50 Years
On June 15th, Saanich Peninsula Hospital celebrated 50 years. The day was highlighted with a special ceremony that included the unveiling of a Land Acknowledgement plaque.
June 24, 2024
New Innovation Site Supports Healthcare Ideas & Inspirations
The site includes information on supports and resources to foster innovation at Island Health – including an intake form that staff, medical staff and volunteers can use to submit ideas, problems and project proposals.
June 20, 2024
Island Health Medical Staff Bulletin
In this issue, you'll find information on IHealth updates, Hours Reporting, Research Grants, Agreements, and Financial Management, New Medical Leader Welcomes and more.
June 18, 2024
Journey to Choosing Wisely Quality Improvement Status
Island Health recognized as a Choosing Wisely Canada Hospital and celebrating our continued commitment to quality improvement with the launch of our new Choosing Wisely Interactive Report for data monitoring!
June 18, 2024
CPOE at Royal Jubilee: How it’s going one week in
Since fully activating the electronic health record (EHR) at Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) June 8, medical staff have been getting used to a new set of tools to assist them with computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and management. The overall feeling so far is that of “increasing confidence”, according to Associate Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Eric Shafonsky.