New High Acuity Unit opens at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for patients with complex care needs

The Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is set to open its newest unit for patients with complex, high-care needs in the central Vancouver Island area.

Lauryn MackenzieAugust 25, 2025Nanaimo, Healthcare, health\, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Island Health, High Acuity Unit, HAU, ICU

Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site served Comox Valley hospital inpatients for five days

On Monday, January 23rd a group of addictions medicine physicians set up an unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site at North Island Hospital Comox Valley.

Heather WatsonJanuary 27, 2025Comox Valley, North Island Hospital Comox Valley, drug policy, drug crisis, overdose crisis, Overdose prevention site, OPS, drug addiction, Mental health and addication, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Island Health, Dr. Eva Hemmerich

Pop-up overdose prevention site opens across the street from NRGH

A group of healthcare workers and advocates attempting to set up an unsanctioned overdose prevention site at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital were forced to relocate across the street.

Lauryn MackenzieNovember 19, 2024Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Island Health, OPS, overdose crisis, Overdose prevention site