Powell River – Sunshine Coast at a Glance
A snapshot of nearby Vancouver Coastal Health services, programs and facilities.
The following information provides a snapshot of some of the key health services available within or near your community. Depending on your health needs, you will have access to a broader continuum of specialty resources and health-care professionals located throughout VCH.
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is responsible for providing health-care services to the people and communities we serve, which include Vancouver, Richmond, the North Shore, Sea to Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Bella Bella, and Bella Coola. VCH cares for patients referred from other health authorities, provides 46 per cent of all inpatient specialized care for the entire province, and works in partnership with Providence Health Care to deliver care in Vancouver.
Resources near you
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Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital
Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital provides general medicine and surgery, obstetrics, palliative care, physiotherapy, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging including a CT scanner, laboratory, inpatient psychiatry, ambulatory care, outpatient chemotherapy, digital mammography, rehabilitation services and community hemodialysis.
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qathet General Hospital
qathet General Hospital is an acute care facility that provides a 24-hour emergency department, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, adult speech language pathology, respiratory therapy, ophthalmology, endoscopy, a seven-bed in-patient psychiatry unit, oncology, diagnostic services, rehabilitation services, ambulatory care and community hemodialysis.
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Lions Gate Hospital
Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver provides specialty services to Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast and Powell River residents. It is a recognized trauma centre and one of five neurosurgery centres in B.C. The hospital provides full maternity and pediatric services, inpatient psychiatry beds, palliative care and hospice beds, four minimally invasive surgical operating rooms, and one of the most clinically-advanced MRI scanners in Canada.
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Indigenous Patient Navigators
qathet General Hospital, Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital, and Lions Gate Hospital have Indigenous Patient Navigators that provide direct patient and family support, including access to Elders, traditional ceremonies, and traditional healing practices, as well as support and education to health-care team members caring for Indigenous patients.
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Gibsons Health Unit
Public health services include access to public and community health nurses, immunizations, prenatal services, speech language services for children, mental health and/or addictions services, and more.
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Sechelt Health Unit
Public health services include access to public and community health nurses, immunizations, prenatal services, speech language services for children, mental health and/or addictions services, and more.
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Pender Harbour Health Unit
Operated by the Pender Harbour & District Health Centre Society, this community health centre provides services including: nursing, physician, public and mental health, community and social service programs, as well as other health related disciplines. Community and support groups use the space regularly for their programs.
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qathet Public Health Unit
Public health services include access to public and community health nurses, immunizations, prenatal services, speech language services for children, mental health and/or addictions services, and more.
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Finding a family doctor and other primary care options
For suggestions and options for finding a primary care provider in your community.
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Home and Community Care Access Line - Gibsons/Sechelt
Home and Community Care services include home-based and ambulatory clinic nursing, community rehabilitation, case management, palliative care, home support, adult day programs, assisted living, residential care and respite care.
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Home and Community Care Access Line - qathet/Powell River
Home and Community Care services include home-based and ambulatory clinic nursing, community rehabilitation, case management, palliative care, home support, adult day programs, assisted living, residential care and respite care.
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Evergreen Care Unit
Evergreen Care Unit is a 75-bed long term care facility located on the same site as qathet General Hospital.
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Willingdon Creek Village
Willingdon Creek Village is a long term care home with public beds, which includes special care beds that will provide the safety required for residents who need extra support, and an Adult Day program.
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Christenson Village
Operated by the Good Samaritan Society, Christenson Village in Gibsons includes assisted living units, complex care beds and special care beds designated for residents living with dementia.
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Silverstone Care Centre
Silverstone, located in Sechelt, is a long-term care home with public beds, which includes special care beds that will provide the safety required for residents who need extra support, an Adult Day program, and hospice beds.
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Sunshine Coast Mental Health and Substance Use Intake and Assessment
The single point of access for mental health and substance use intake services and assessment. Call 604-885-6101, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or walk in at Sechelt Hospital (5542 Sunshine Coast Highway, Sechelt), Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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qathet Mental Health and Substance Use Intake and Assessment
The single point of access for mental health and substance use intake services and assessment. Call 604-485-3300, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or walk in at qathet General Hospital at the 3rd floor Mental Health and Substance Use Reception (5000 Joyce Avenue, Powell River), Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Sumac Place
Sumac Place is a newly renovated Tertiary Mental Health facility that delivers specialized mental health rehabilitation and residential services for adults that need a more extended, 24-hour supportive care environment.
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HealthLink BC
To quickly access non-emergency health information via the provincial resource, HealthLink BC, dial 8-1-1 or go online to www.HealthLinkBC.ca. Translation services are available in over 130 languages on request.
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Patient Care Quality Office
Patients who have a complaint that remains unresolved after discussion with care providers, may contact the VCH Patient Care Quality Office. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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