Phone: 250 334 2445
Fax: 250 334 2642

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Sat & Sun: Closed
M-T 8:30 – 17:00
F 8:30-17:00

788 Grant Ave
Courtenay
BC, V9N2T3

Resources

Local Resources

Comox Valley Resource Guide

(Click here to view)

Abortion Fern Clinic

Patients may Self Refer by calling the Comox Valley Hospital Colposcopy Clinic at (250) 331-5900 ext. 65371

Laboratory hours and locations

Comox Valley Hospital: Monday to Friday 6:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
St. Joseph’s Laboratory: Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
Courtenay Laboratory: Monday to Friday 7:00 to Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Cumberland Health Centre: Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 11:00 am
Life Labs: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All labs closed on Statutory Holidays

Public Health

https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-locations/health-unit-locations/comox-valley-health-unit

Mental Health

https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-services/mental-health-substance-use-services/access-referrals-mental-health-substance-use-services/intake-comox-valley-referrals-mhsu

Comox Valley Nursing Centre

https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-locations/nursing-centre-locations/comox-valley-nursing-centre

Travel Clinic

https://tmvc.com/locations/courtenay-clinic/

HandyDart

https://www.bctransit.com/comox-valley/riderinfo/handydart/register

Parking Pass - Pathways to Independence

https://www.ndrc.info/parking-permit/

Wheels for Wellness

https://www.wheelsforwellness.com/

Care-A-Van

https://www.cvcareavan.ca/

Comox Valley Hospital

Phone: 250-331-5900 you will be prompted for departments

Sleep Testing

Pacific Sleep, Island CPAP, Nanaimo Sleep Clinic, Med Sleep Clinic

Hearing Screening

Connect Hearing, Island Beltone, NexGen, Costco, Gordon Hearing

Pathways Patient Resources

A medical portal for all your information needs https://pathwaysbc.ca/community

MyEHealth

https://secure.bc.myehealth.ca/#/

Choosing Wisely

https://choosingwiselycanada.org/

Doctors of BC Fee Guide

https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/sites/default/files/public_uninsured_services1apr2019.pdf

Vaccination Schedule

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/tools-videos/bc-immunization-schedules

Health Link BC

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/

Fair Pharmacare

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/who-we-cover/fair-pharmacare-plan

Medical Services Plan

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp

Online Resources

Advance care planning

Write down your wishes and planning for end of life care.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors/health-safety/advance-care-planning

Illness Screening

Cervical Cancer screening http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/Documents/CCSP_GuidelinesManual-ScreeningForCancerOfTheCervix.pdf

Breast Cancer screening http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/breast/

Prostate Cancer screening http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-professionals/clinical-resources/cancer-management-guidelines/genitourinary/prostate
https://www.google.com/search?q=mike+evans+video+on+psa&oq=mike+evans+video+on+psa&aqs=chrome..69i57.7975j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Colon Cancer screening http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/colon

CHF https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/bc-guidelines/heart-failure-chronic

COPD https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/bc-guidelines/copd

Cardiovascular disease https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/bc-guidelines/cardiovascular-disease

Medical assistance in Dying

https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/medical-assistance-dying/medical-assistance-dying

Other Resources

Advance Care Planning

Advance Care Planning Workbook

American Heart Association

Arthritis foundation

Arthritis Society

Ask Your Family Doctor – College of Family Physicians of Canada

Asthma Society of Canada

B.C. Cancer Agency: Patients/Public Information

Baby’s Best Chance

BC Fair Pharmacare Plan

BC Hospice & Palliative Care

BC Medical Services Plan

BC Prenatal Genetic Screening Program

Birth Control, STDs, and Sexuality

Brain Injury Information

Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention

Canadian Cancer Society

Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion

Canadian Diabetes Association

Car Seat Safety

Caring For Kids – Canadian Paediatric Society

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Child Birth and Newborn Resources

College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC

Colon Screening

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Family Medicine – Ask Your Family Doctor – College of Family Physicians of Canada

Find a Counselor in BC

Find a Physiotherapist in BC

Find a Psychologist in BC

First Trimester Screening – PCRM

Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition – Health Canada

Food Sources of Iron

Health Link BC Files

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Immunize BC – Links to Public Health Unit and BC Vaccine Schedule

Iron and Your Health

Kelty Mental Health

Kids Help Phone

Lab results online (My Ehealth)

Mayo Clinic- Patient Information site

Mental Health – Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention

Mental Health – Canadian Mental Health Association

National Eating Disorder Information Centre

National Mental Health Association

Prostate Screening

Quit Now (Smoking cessation)

Senior’s Guide

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Fact & Information

SmartSex Resource

Testicular Health

The Red Book – Bc Community Resources

Travel Medicine – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Understanding Abnormal Pap Test Results

Understanding Mental Illness – Canadian Mental Health Association

Women’s Health – Motherisk