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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—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
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—Ron Taffel (20th century)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)