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| Formation | 2001 |
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| Type | British Columbia Health Authority |
CEO | Kathy MacNeil |
Budget | $2.8 billion in 2019/20[1] |
| Staff | 23,000 staff; 2,500 medical staff; 4,000 volunteers[1] |
| Website | www |
Island Health, also known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, is the publicly funded health care provider in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was established as one of five geographically based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of British Columbia.[2]
Island Health provides health care to over 850,000 people[1] over a geographic area of 56,000 sq km.[3] In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Island Health had 96 intensive care unit (ICU) beds and 140 ventilators available, including 22 transport ventilators.[4]
- ^ a b c "About Us". Island Health. Island Health. 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "Regional Health Authorities". gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "2018/19 – 2020/21 Service Plan" (PDF). islandhealth.ca. Island Health. June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Grossman, Nina (20 March 2020). "Island Health has 96 ICU beds and 140 ventilators if needed". vicnews.com. Victoria News. Retrieved 26 March 2020.