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A Message from Howard Waldner
 I'm very proud that our first edition of the VIHA Community Report comes during what is the most exciting time for health care on Vancouver Island. Next Monday, we'll be opening our new Patient Care Centre at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, and setting a new standard for quality patient care here on the Island and across the country.
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Nanaimo Emergency Department Taking Shape
Did you know that the Emergency Department at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is the busiest on Vancouver Island? Construction of the new $36.9-million Emergency Department is will double its size, expanding both capacity and services, and the new ED will include new psychiatric services. The excavation is now complete and you can see the underground basement areas – which is as big as to 230 house basements combined.
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Site Selected for new Comox Valley Hospital
 We're making progress on our plans to develop two new hospitals on Northern Vancouver Island – one in Campbell River and the other in the Comox Valley. Following extensive study on the best location for the Comox Valley Hospital, VIHA is pleased to announce that a site on Ryan Road within the Crown Isle development in Courtenay has been selected as the proposed site for the new health care facility.
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Royal Jubilee Patient Care Centre Opening Next Week
 A significant milestone is about to happen for patients on Vancouver Island as VIHA sets to move patients into the Patient Care Centre (PCC) on March 13.
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Planning for the Future in the Alberni Valley and West Coast
 VIHA is launching a new planning process for Port Alberni. Tofino, Ucluelet and Bamfield this year. In the coming months, we'll be working with local groups to carry out a population health needs assessment and health system review in Local Health Area (LHA) 70 Alberni.
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Service Planning in Cowichan Valley
 Central Vancouver Island residents requiring specialized mental health services will now be able to access them closer to home. VIHA will be redeveloping wings A and C of Cowichan Lodge to provide 51 tertiary psychiatric beds for younger and older adults, services that were not available locally in the past.
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Infection Prevention is in Our Hands
 Care units across the island have made proper hand hygiene a top priority in the last year, after an audit early in 2010 showed significant room for improvement. Their hard work is paying off.
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Breast Cancer Screening – It Can Save A Life!
 The Vancouver Island Health Authority is proud to be a part of the Provincial Breast Health Strategy that unites government, health authorities and community partners to work together to improve breast cancer screening, diagnosis and prevention.
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