Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates | Island Health Medical Staff Memos | March 2020

March 31: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 31, 2020

March 31: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

March 30: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 30, 2020

March 30: Changes in Facility Access

March 30: MOST Changes at Island Health

March 30: Community MOST Becoming Available in the EHR

March 30: Staff and Physician Pay Parking Suspended April 1 until Further Notice | March 30, 2020

March 29: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 29, 2020

March 28: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 28, 2020

March 27: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 27, 2020

March 27: Long-term Care Communication Bulletin | NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSFER FROM LONG TERM CARE TO ACUTE CARE | March 27

March 27: Letter from Dr. Jason Hart, Executive Medical Director, BC Cancer Victoria | March 27

March 27: Letter from Island Health Division of Infectious Disease | March 27

March 27: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Direct Care Areas

March 26: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 26, 2020

March 26: UPDATE: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

March 25: CEO & Chief MHO Update, March 25, 2020

March 24: Emergency Services Branch, Island Health Sitrep | Situation Report No. 3 (as of 24 Mar 2020)

March 24: CEO & Chief MHO Update: March 24, 2020

March 24: MDI use and COVID-19 patients

March 23: CEO & Chief MHO Update: March 23, 2020

March 23: Long-term Care Communication Bulletin | Long-Term Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners 

March 23: Island Health Laboratory Services Changes

March 22: CEO and Chief MHO Joint Update: March 22, 2020

March 22: A Message from Dr. Ian Thompson | Acting Medical Chief Officer 

March 21: CEO and Chief MHO Joint Update: March 21, 2020

March 21: Avoid Social Gatherings to Slow the Spread of COVID-19

March 21: Only Essential Visits allowed to Island Health Facilities

March 20: CEO and Chief MHO Joint Update: March 20, 2020

March 20: COVID-19 Cohorting and Higher Level of Care Process

March 20: Important COVID-19 Notice Clinical Trials and Health Resarch Operations at Island Health 

March 20: Location of COVID-19 cases confidential

March 19: CEO and Chief MHO Joint Update: March 19, 2020

March 19: Reduced Medical Imaging Tests and Procedures (Island Health)

March 19: N95 Respirator Fit Testing and COVID-19 Resources (Island Health)

March 18: Long-Term Care Communication Bulletin (Island Health)



March 18: CEO Update | March 18 | 18:18

March 18: Memorandum to all Physicians across Island Health | Dr. Brian Berry, Director of Hematopathology | March 18 | 13:04

March 18: Memo: Changes in Food Services

March 17: CEO and Chief MHO Joint Update: March 17, 2020

March 17: Visitor Restrictions at Island Health Facilities/Outpatient Clinics

March 16: Memo from Kathy MacNeil and Dr. Richard Stanwick

March 16: Visitor Restrictions in Place at Island Health Facilities/Outpatient Clinics 

March 14: Long-Term Care Communication Bulletin (Island Health)

March 13: COVID-19 Medical Staff Self-Isolation Update, Screening Guidelines and Clinic Updates (Island Health)

March 13: Memorandum to all Department of Surgery (Island Health)

March 13: From Dr. Dee Hoyano Coronavirus (COVID-19) Screening Guide (Island Health)

March 12: FROM THE CEO: New Measures to Respond to COVID-19  (Island Health)

March 11: COVID-19 Weekly Update #2 (Island Health)

March 11: South Island COVID-19 Screening Clinic Information for Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

March 10: N95 Respirator Fit Testing and COVID-19 Resources

March 6: FROM THE CEO: Island Health Response to COVID-19 (Island Health)

March 5: Memorandum to all Emergency Department Physicians from Dr. Ben Williams and Dr. Chris Hall (Island Health)