Air Quality Program at Powell River Community Health Centre
- 5000 Joyce Avenue, Third floor Powell River, BC V8A 5R3
- Fax: (604) 485-3305
Medical mask policy in effect during respiratory illness season
Masks are currently required in all patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care facilities and community health-care sites and clinics. Please do not enter these facilities if you have cold or flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath/trouble breathing, diarrhea or vomiting. Do not enter these facilities if you feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms.
Visitors to long-term care and seniors’ assisting living facilities need to wear a medical mask in common areas and when participating in indoor events in common areas.
Thank you for helping keep patients and staff healthy this season.
We provide information and responds to complaints/concerns regarding indoor air quality. Works with other groups to improve ambient air quality. In most communities, this program is responsible for enforcing smoke-free indoor air quality regulations.
How to access
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Contact us
Contact us for any complaints or concerns regarding air quality in your community at (604) 485-3310.
运营时间
- 星期一: 8:30 上午 to 4:30 下午
- 星期二: 8:30 上午 to 4:30 下午
- 星期三: 8:30 上午 to 4:30 下午
- 星期四: 8:30 上午 to 4:30 下午
- 星期五: 8:30 上午 to 4:30 下午
- 星期六: 休息
- 星期日: 休息
Parking & Transportation
Free parking is available.
Getting here by ferry
qathet General Hospital is two ferry rides away from the City of Vancouver.
Take the Langdale ferry from the Horseshoe Bay Terminal. Ferry schedules can be found at: http://bcferries.com. Drive up the Sunshine Coast along Hwy 101 from Langdale to Earl's Cove. Take the Saltery Bay ferry from Earl's Cove.
From the Saltery Bay ferry terminal, travel along Hwy 101 for approximately 20 km until you reach a "Welcome to Powell River" sign. Continue inside the city limits until you reach a street with a right-hand lane and a store/gas station called Pacific Point Market. At the corner on your right, turn right. You are now on Joyce Avenue. Follow Joyce Avenue through four sets of stoplights. Approximately 1 km past the fourth light, you will approach the hospital on the right.
Getting here by air
Contact Pacific Coastal Airlines by e-mail at www.pacific-coastal.com or by telephone at 1-800-663-2872 for schedules of flights from Vancouver.
qathet General Hospital
qathet General Hospital (formerly Powell River General Hospital) is a 33-bed facility providing services that include surgery, endoscopy, ICU, obstetrics, in-patient psychiatry, oncology, emergency and diagnostic services.
Air Quality Programs
Vancouver Coastal Health’s air quality program aims to provide information to the public so that proactive measures can be taken around air quality concerns. VCH also collaborates with other governmental agencies and experts to monitor air quality and provide updates to the community.