Dear colleagues, With Go-Live at RJH just days away, we want to thank you for your dedication and commitment to making this major change. While it will not be easy, especially at the beginning, it’s a crucial step to delivering safe, high-quality care to our patients. Make sure to support […]
Read moreEnabled by new technology, laboratory staff at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) no longer have to shuttle so many times each day between six in-patient floors and the lab facility on the first floor. As part of a recent IHealth upgrade related to electronic ordering (commonly known as CPOE), Medical […]
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Dr. Olivia Anglin is currently an R2 Resident at UBC Family Medicine Victoria Site and is described by her nominators as having “love and commitment to community-based family medicine.” Dr. Anglin exemplifies the values of compassionate care, community advocacy, and unwavering commitment to her patients and “stands out as one […]
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In March 2024, the South Island Medical Staff Association, Victoria Division of Family Practice, South Island Division of Family Practice, and the Saanich Peninsula Physicians Society joined forces to host our Healthcare Rx event. Participants were invited to fill in the blanks about joy in medicine. Here are a few […]
Read moreWhat you need to know: Go-Live Date for Royal Jubilee Hospital is June 8, 2024 EHR Lab changes and enhancements successfully implemented Laboratory changes in orders and order sets were successfully implemented in the electronic health record (EHR) May 24-25 as part of the NRGH IHealth Uplift. The upgrade at […]
Read moreAs you are aware, IHealth activation occurs at RJH on June 8, 2024. The VGH/Gorge Road Hospital and SI Surgical Centre activation has been rescheduled to September 14, 2024. Therefore, we have a few updates on education and readiness to share. For those of you who practice only at VGH, it has […]
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Dr. Laura Phillips, an exemplary family physician based in Victoria, has, in the words of one her nominators, “lead by example and demonstrated outstanding leadership and advocacy skills while being a role model for all whom she interacts with.” Graduating from UBC in 2001 and completing her Family Medicine residency […]
Read moreNEW Go-Live Timeline for Tertiary Sites CPOE/Advanced EHR Activation/NRGH System Changes May 25*: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Laboratory EHR system changes) *Scheduled Cerner outage from 20:00 hrs on May 24 June 8: Royal Jubilee Hospital June 8: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (CPOE enhancements) September 14: Victoria General Hospital, Gorge Road […]
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Island Health is seeking six medical staff members from high risk areas, with violence prevention expertise, to enhance the current provincial Violence Prevention Training curriculum offering. Medical staff feedback was received requesting increased relevancy for clinical positions. As a result, co-lead opportunities were created for medical staff with an interest […]
Read moreFrom an Island Health memo dated May 8, 2024: “We are writing today to share new information on the activation dates for IHealth at the South Island Tertiary Hospitals, the South Island Surgical Centre, and Gorge Road Health Center; as well as the implementation of Laboratory system updates at NRGH. […]
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