Vancouver Island Health Authority

Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) is the publicly funded health care provider in an area in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The region includes the communities of:

  • Vancouver Island
  • Gulf Islands
  • Johnstone Strait
  • Central Coast (part of)



Hospitals and Health Centres

  • Bamfield Health Centre
  • Chemainus Health Care Centre
  • Campbell River & District General Hospital
  • Cormorant Island Health Centre
  • Cortes Health Centre
  • Cowichan District Hospital
  • Cumberland Health Centre (Laboratory Only)
  • Gabriola Medical Clinic
  • Galiano Island Health Care Centre
  • Gold River Health Centre
  • Hornby Island Medical Clinic
  • Kyuquot Health Centre
  • Lady Minto/Gulf Islands Hospital
  • Ladysmith Community Health Centre
  • Mayne Island Health Care Centre
  • Namgis Health Centre
  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
  • Pender Islands Bishop Coleman Memorial Health Centre
  • Port Alice Health Centre
  • Port Hardy Hospital
  • Port McNeill and District Hospital
  • Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital
  • Saanich Peninsula Hospital
  • Saturna Island Medical Clinic
  • St. Joseph's General Hospital (Affiliate)
  • Sointula Health Centre
  • Tahsis Health Centre
  • Tofino General Hospital
  • Victoria General Hospital
  • Victoria Hospice (Palliative Care)
  • West Coast General Hospital
  • Zeballos Health Centre

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    Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

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    Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)

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    Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)