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2011 News Releases

December

 

Keep Nutrition On Track Over the Holidays (12/19/2011)

Temporary Service Reductions at Port Hardy Hospital (12/13/2011)

Brighten a Loved One's Hospital Stay with Well Wishes (12/5/2011)

November

 

VIHA Issues RFP for Local Healthy Food Products (11/30/2011)

Request For Proposal Issued For Radiology Peer Review System (11/25/2011)

VIHA VP Communications and External Relations Contract (11/22/2011)

Join Us in Port Hardy for a Free Community Talk With Dr. Gabor Maté (11/4/2011)

October

 

Tips and Tricks for Halloween Safety (10/31/2011)

TB Cases Confirmed In Victoria (10/28/2011)

Victoria General Hospital 5 North Invites You! (10/25/2011)

New Mobile MRI Service to be Established on Vancouver Island (10/13/2011)

VIHA Named Again As One of Canada's Top 100 Employers (10/7/2011)

Flu Season is Here (10/6/2011)

Health and Safety Tips - Turkey Talk (10/5/2011)

September

 

Community Partnerships Help Nourish the Mind (9/29/2011)

VIHA to Implement Recommendations of Obstetrical Review (9/26/2011)

Nourish the Mind (9/22/2011)

Cowichan Lodge Redevelopment Plan Update - Sept. 2011 (9/21/2011)

Rainbow Meals for Back to School (9/1/2011)

August

 

Power Failure at VGH Affecting Services (8/29/2011)

Report Gives Region-wide Perspective on Health Status (8/23/2011)

External Review to Take Place in Stillborn Case at Victoria General (8/19/2011)

Dedicated Obstetrical Anaesthesiology at Victoria General Hospital (8/17/2011)

Construction Begins For Saanich Peninsula Hospital Upgrade (8/4/2011)

New Academic Space Opens for Medical Residents and Students (8/3/2011)

July

 

New Contract for Food Services at Victoria General and Royal Jubilee (7/28/2011)

Cowichan Lodge Redevelopment Plan Update (7/27/2011)

Invitation to Bid Issued for Renovations to Cowichan Lodge (7/21/2011)

No Contract Awarded for Mobile MRI Services (7/21/2011)

VIHA and North Island College in Discussions Regarding Site for New Comox Valley Hospital (7/19/2011)

VIHA Appoints New Medical Health Officer to Serve Central Island Communities (7/18/2011)

June

 

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (6/15/2011)

RFP Issued For Intensive Supportive Housing Units (6/9/2011)

MHAS Team Expands in Campbell River (6/9/2011)

May

 

Child Passenger Safety is Focus of Safe Kids Week Canada (5/30/2011)

Don't Forget Your Tetanus Vaccine (5/26/2011)

Using Your Emergency Room or Community Health Centre (5/18/2011)

VIHA RFP Seeks Automated Reminder Service For Patients (5/12/2011)

VIHA Receives Microbiology Services Review Recommendations (5/9/2011)

Phoney Philanthropy: VIHA Re-issues Warning to Local Businesses About Telemarketing Scheme (5/9/2011)

VIHA RFP Seeks Services to Benefit Patients With Chronic Disease (5/3/2011)

April

 

Nanaimo's Crisis Counselling Clinic Celebrates a Decade of Service (4/28/2011)

Review of St. Joseph's General Hospital CT Scans Completed (4/21/2011)

Health Authority Asks The Public To Refrain From Bringing Strongly Scented and High Pollen-Bearing Flowers to Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities During the Easter Weekend (4/18/2011)

New Care Clinic Supports Expectant Cowichan Valley Moms (4/14/2011)

VIHA RFP Seeks Mobile MRI Services (4/13/2011)

VIHA RFP Seeks Onsite Hairdresser at Royal Jubilee Hospital (4/6/2011)

Invitation to Bid Issued For Seven Oaks (4/5/2011)

Families to Benefit as Jeneece Place Moves Forward (4/4/2011)

Community To Be Involved In Health Care Planning On West Coast (4/1/2011)

New Contract for Food and Housekeeping at Some VIHA Sites (4/1/2011)

March

 

Oceanside Primary and Urgent Care Centre Update (3/30/2011)

Island Hospices to Benefit from One-Time Funding (3/30/2011)

VIHA RFPs Seek Services to Benefit Patients With Chronic Disease (3/28/2011)

No Scents is Good Sense! Health Authority Sends a Reminder to Leave Highly Scented Flowers and Hygiene Products at Home (3/23/2011)

Single Contractor to Provide Housekeeping Services at Royal Jubilee Hospital (3/18/2011)

Assisted Living Development Breaks Ground in Duncan (3/15/2011)

Patient Move into New RJH Patient Care Centre a Success (3/14/2011)

CRHD, VIHA & Baptist Housing to Partner in Residential Care Renewal (3/9/2011)

RJH Patient Care Centre To Open For Patients This Weekend (3/9/2011)

Pharmacy Teams Improve Patient Care (3/7/2011)

February

 

VIHA and CRHD Discussing Re-development of Residential Care Beds in Capital Regional District (2/24/2011)

Weather Tips for Snow and Ice (2/23/2011)

SJGH Radiology Update (2/23/2011)

HARC Program for Abused Children to Restart (2/23/2011)

Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre Open Houses (2/21/2011)

Concern Regarding Medical Scan Quality Identified (2/14/2011)

VIHA's Executive Vice-President/Chief Nurse Joins University of Victoria's Distinguished Alumni (2/10/2011)

VIHA Doubles Lady Minto Hospital Endoscopies (2/7/2011)

VIHA Named One of the Best Places to Work in BC (2/3/2011)

Hepatitis A Immunizations Available to Cowichan Valley Children (2/1/2011)

January

 

Comox Valley Hospital Site Selection (1/26/2011)

Oceanside Primary and Urgent Care Centre Upgrade (1/26/2011)

VIHA RFP Seeks Integration for Children and Womens Services (1/21/2011)

North Island Hospitals Consultant Team Assembled (1/21/2011)

Hepatitis A Immunizations Available to First Nations People Living in the Cowichan Valley (1/18/2011)

Safeguarding our Everyday Lives (1/17/2011)

Hepatitis A Drop-in Immunization Clinics for Courtenay, Nanaimo and Victoria (1/14/2011)

Hepatitis A Immunizations Available to Duncan Walmart Employees and the Public (1/13/2011)

Port Alberni Renal Dialysis Temporarily Closed (1/13/2011)

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital C. diff Outbreak Declared Over (1/10/2011)