A productive meeting was held Friday morning with VIHA managers and a TICA representative working to bring better health care opportunities to Thetis Island at Forbes Hall. The is a good probability that a Nurse Practitioner will be coming to Thetis on a monthly or bi-weekly basis, starting in the fall. Those without a family doctor will be able to “attach “ yourself to the Nurse Practitioner program here. Unfortunately drop-ins will be excluded, and only those registered can be seen. This is what I was given for information on how to register:
“The Ministry of Health is aware that we have around 17,000 people in Cowichan who need primary care providers. Cowichan is in the midst of implementation of a Primary Care Network and are trying to recruit Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners who can attach people to their practice. The Ministry has created the Health Connect Registry as a waitlist for people who do not have a Primary Care Provider (FP or NP). The poster provides the direct location or the other way in is to go to the Cowichan Division of Family Practice Website:
https://divisionsbc.ca/cowichan-valley and look at the right side of the banner where it says “Need a Doctor” to register.
Or more easily, just call 811 to register.”
Remember you want to register for a Nurse Practitioner or doctor for Thetis Island and not Duncan.
Jeannine and Shirley