December

Tips for a Safe Polar Bear Swim (12/30/2008)

Tips for a Safe Holiday Dinner (12/22/2008)

Harris House Health Clinic - Needle Exchange (12/22/2008)

New Digital Mammography Technology at SJGH (12/19/2008)

Keep Your Feet on Icy Streets (12/18/2008)

Community Partnership Increases Bed Capacity for Mental Health (12/17/2008)

Health Tips for the Holiday Season: Use Your ER Wisely (12/15/2008)

Campbell River Hospital Home to New Digital Mammography Unit (12/12/2008)

WCGH Home to New Digital Mammography Unit (12/4/2008)

New Service Aims to Improve Non-urgent Transfers (12/2/2008)

November

Health Networks Bring Team-Based Focus to Patient Care (11/27/2008)

New Surgery Website Offers Practical Tips for Patients (11/26/2008)

Doctor Recruitment Strategy Gets Results (11/25/2008)

Study Supports Socio-Economic Link to Health Quality (11/24/2008)

New CT Scanner to Enhance Diagnostics at West Coast General Hospital (11/21/2008)

West Coast General Hospital Lab Launches Diabetes Monitoring Program (11/14/2008)

VIHA Offers Emergency Preparedness Training For Licenced Child Care Operators (11/14/2008)

New Physicians Welcomed to Parksville/Qualicum (11/13/2008)

Palliative Care Unit Renovations Complete in Nanaimo (11/13/2008)

Island Seniors Benefit from Outpatient Clinic (11/6/2008)

Comox Valley Pain Clinic Sleep Disorders Seminar (11/6/2008)

P.A.R.T.Y. Program Gets New Tool to Teach Risk Reduction (11/6/2008)

New Outpatient Detox Services Improves Access to Treatment (11/5/2008)

October

Health and Safety Tips for a Happy Halloween (10/30/2008)

Conference Offers Information and Support to Adoptive Families and Those Considering Adoption (10/28/2008)

National Pain Awareness Week, November 2 - 8, 2008 (10/21/2008)

New Assisted Living Units Open at Kiwanis (10/21/2008)

Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre Report Released (10/17/2008)

CDH Showcases New Digital Mammography Unit (10/16/2008)

Choose to be Healthy - Get Your Flu Shot (10/16/2008)

Digital Mammograms Give Island Women Better Breast Care (10/10/2008)

VIHA Issues RFP for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Master Site Development Plan (10/7/2008)

Positive Parenting Program Expands Island-Wide (10/6/2008)

VIHA Emergency Departments Implement Changes to Improve Patient Waits (10/2/2008)

Innovative Approach to Preadmission Process Improves Patient Care (10/2/2008)

September

Awareness Campaign Tackles Violence in VIHA Workplaces (9/30/2008)

Missing Chemicals Found (9/29/2008)

Public Alerted to Chemicals Missing From RJH (9/27/2008)

VIHA Issues RFP for Consultants to Design Expansion of the Renal Dialysis Unit in Cumberland (9/26/2008)

VIHA Issues RFP For Cowichan District Hospital Master Site Development Plan (9/25/2008)

New Project Benefits South Island Seniors With Chronic Disease (9/24/2008)

Mobile Needle Exchange Collection and Distribution Data (9/17/2008)

VIHA Awards RFP for Youth Withdrawal Management and Supported Residential Services (9/16/2008)

Program Helps Patients Cope With Pain (9/15/2008)

$18-Million Campus of Care Opens in Sooke (9/8/2008)

Computer Ergonomics for Kids (9/4/2008)

Comox Valley Chronic Pain Support Group (9/3/2008)

August

Backpack Safety for Students (8/28/2008)

Healthy Lunches & Snacks for School (8/27/2008)

Listeriosis Fatality Confirmed on Vancouver Island (8/22/2008)

Longer Transition Period For Residents Leading Up To The Closure of Cowichan Lodge (8/20/2008)

Chronic Pain Support Group Workshop "Measuring Up" (8/5/2008)

July

Administrator Appointment at Beacon Hill Villa Completed (7/31/2008)

Construction Begins on New Royal Jubilee Hospital (7/30/2008)

VIHA Proudly Supports the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games (7/28/2008)

VIHA Expands Efforts to Combat Tuberculosis Outbreak (7/24/2008)

Communities to Benefit from VIHA Funding to Enhance Access to Local, Healthy Food (7/22/2008)

VIHA Issues RFP for Youth Withdrawal Management and Supported Residential Services (7/21/2008)

Successful Campaign Now Launched Across Island to Attract New Students to Elder Care (7/18/2008)

Mount Waddington Transit Start-up (7/2/2008)

June

Changes in Parking Services at Royal Jubilee Hospital (6/30/2008)

Water Safety Tips for Summer (6/27/2008)

Strategies for Staying Cool and Safe During the Hot Summer Days (6/27/2008)

Affordable Seniors' Housing Complex Opens in Victoria (6/26/2008)

Temporarily Cloudy Water Is Safe to Drink (6/26/2008)

Our Place Opens to Help Homeless in Victoria (6/24/2008)

Health Networks Benefit Three Island Communities (6/24/2008)

M-Track Survey About Sexual Health Released (6/17/2008)

First Phase of Air Quality Study in James Bay Complete (6/12/2008)

Chronic Pain Support Group Physiotherapy Presentation (6/12/2008)

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (6/11/2008)

$18M Residential Care Home Opens for Campbell River Seniors (6/10/2008)

May

Food Safety Measures for Fiddleheads (5/30/2008)

Pedestrian Safety for Kids (5/29/2008)

Seniors' Housing Under Construction in Port Alberni (5/27/2008)

VIHA Purchases Staff Housing (5/26/2008)

VIHA Celebrates First Island-Trained New Doctors (5/21/2008)

Saanich Peninsula Hospital 30th Anniversary: VIHA Unveils Future Vision for Hospital (5/20/2008)

Sun Safety Reminder for the Long Weekend (5/16/2008)

Think You Know Nursing? Take a Closer Look (5/13/2008)

Memorandum of Understanding Signing in Cowichan Territory - 'Learning Circles for Aboriginal Nursing' to Support First Nation Nurses and First Nations Health (5/13/2008)

Specialized New Facility to Improve Care for Seniors with Dementia (5/9/2008)

VIHA Thanks Health Care Auxilians (5/9/2008)

Cowichan District Hospital Marks "Hip Hip Hooray" Day (5/9/2008)

Chronic Pain Support Group Workshop "Let Go and Grow" (5/7/2008)

Early Pregnancy Classes Offered for Moms-to-Be (5/6/2008)

New VIHA Board Members Appointed (5/1/2008)

April

Bowker Creek Health Advisory Lifted (4/30/2008)

VIHA Reminds Parents to Stay Up to Date on Immunizations and Boosters (4/25/2008)

Earth Day - "Green" VIHA Goes for Gold (4/21/2008)

Agreement Reached for Belmont School Clinic (4/11/2008)

Reissued DVD Helps Steer Treatment For Men With Prostate Cancer (4/8/2008)

Work Begins to Triple Emergency Room Space at VGH (4/8/2008)

Preferred Proponent Selected for Royal Jubilee Hospital (4/7/2008)

Resolution Reached on Laurel House (4/4/2008)

Registered Nurses Invited to Specialty Career Fairs (4/3/2008)

Comox Valley Chronic Pain Education Series (4/1/2008)

New Manager for Rural Health Appointed to Tofino General Hospital (4/1/2008)

March

Hearing Screening Access for Newborns Expands Island-wide (3/28/2008)

Beckley Farm Lodge Upgrades Improve Services for Seniors (3/19/2008)

March "Nutrition Month" Boosts Healthy Babies-to-Be (3/19/2008)

Healing Pain Through Art Workshops in the Comox Valley (3/18/2008)

VIHA Confirms Purchase of 941 Pandora Street (3/18/2008)

Cairnsmore Place Celebrates Renovations (3/13/2008)

March Speaker Series: Comox Valley Chronic Pain Support Group (3/10/2008)

February

Administrator Appointment at Beacon Hill Villa Extended (2/28/2008)

VIHA's Hospitals and Grounds Go Smoke-Free (2/26/2008)

Local Community Event "Community Voices" (2/26/2008)

Innovative New Services Improve Healthcare Access for Seniors (2/25/2008)

Public - Private Coalition Launches Drive to Attract New Students to Health Care Training Courses (2/22/2008)

New Community Heart Health Programs (2/20/2008)

Building Upgrades Proceed for New NRGH Children's Care Unit (2/13/2008)

Top Tips for Good Heart Health (2/13/2008)

Routine Tuberculosis Screening Provided Through Mobile Clinic (2/11/2008)

February is Heart Month (2/7/2008)

Burn Injury Awareness is Making a Difference (2/6/2008)

Free Heart Failure Forum (2/4/2008)

Community Wellness Facility to Bring One Stop Health Care to Sooke (2/1/2008)

VIHA Declared Grand Winner for Educational DVD (2/1/2008)

January

New Outreach Team to Help Victoria's Homeless (1/31/2008)

VIHA and ADAPT Society Meet to Develop Plans (1/29/2008)

VIHA Going Smoke Free - March 1, 2008 (1/23/2008)

B.C. Launches Immunization Information Campaign (1/21/2008)

New Process Requires Patients to Provide CareCards at North Island Hospitals (1/21/2008)

Hearing Screening Access for Newborns Expands Island-Wide (1/18/2008)

VIHA Hires New Chief Medical Officer (1/15/2008)

Diagnostic Exam Capacity Doubled for South Island (1/10/2008)

VIHA Re-issues Warning to Businesses About Telemarketing Scheme (1/10/2008)

VIHA and Our Place Society Partner to Enhance Services to Homeless (1/8/2008)