News
January 10, 2023
Comox Valley Low Intensity Rehabilitation Unit (LIRU) Opening
For Physicians and Orthopedic Surgeons of the North Island Hospitals. At Comox Valley Hospital ten (10) beds on unit 4A will convert to a Low Intensity Rehabilitation Unit (LIRU). Eligible patients from Comox Valley, Campbell River, Port Hardy and Port McNeill Hospitals will have access to this program starting January 16th, 2023.
January 6, 2023
Surgical Safety Checklists: Policy, Procedure & Practice.
The following is intended for all Clinical Care Leaders in settings requiring completion of the Surgical Safety Checklist.
January 6, 2023
Memo: Health System Capacity Emergency Operations Centre
Starting Monday January 9th, Island Health will be restarting our Health System Capacity Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) structure to support an Island-wide coordinated and accelerated approach to the annual surge pressure we face at this time of year.
January 6, 2023
BCCDC COVID-19 Long Term Care, Assisted Living & Other Residential Outbreak Report
A weekly update for Long-Term Care, Assisted Living & Other Residential Living Facilities.
January 6, 2023
B.C. renews use of emergency operation centres to support patients, hospitals
Beginning Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, emergency operation centres (EOCs) will be reactivated in health authorities to ensure patients continue to have access to the hospital care services they need as respiratory illness season continues in B.C.
January 6, 2023
Updated Medical Staff Rules and The Proposed Changes January 2023
Medical Staff Rules review and updates are currently underway. The proposed revisions include updates to incorporate Cultural Safety, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, spelling and grammatical errors corrections and changes to MOST orders for non-privileged physicians.
January 4, 2023
Update Bulletin: Responding to the Toxic Drug Crisis
This issue of the Update Bulletin provides brief highlights from a few Sprint projects related to the toxic drug crisis.
January 4, 2023
There are a couple of open spots still available for teams who want to join the Good Call Action Series!
Sign-up as soon as possible – the Action Series launches on January 16th. A couple of open spots are still available for interdisciplinary teams of 3-7 people who are involved in making, receiving or responding to calls about patient care.
January 3, 2023
Minister’s statement on actions by federal government to protect Canadians from COVID-19
A statement from British Columbia’s (MOH) Adrian Dix on actions being taken by the federal government to protect Canadians from COVID-19.
December 29, 2022
Updated MOH- Overview of Visitors in LTC and Seniors’ AL
This BCCDC guidance document is updated as follows: Changes to the Guidelines for Essential Visits Chart - section 1 (Essential visits include), section 2 (Essential visits shall be limited…) and more.