PW Prototype | Community Health Centre (CHC)

Community Health Centre (CHC) - Kyuquot Health Centre

Child Services, Condition Specific Support, End of Life Care / Palliative Care, Family / Parenting, Healthcare Providers, Home Health Care, Medication, Public Health, and Sexual Health

Provided by Island Health

Offers a range of services to promote health and wellness in the community.

Provides acute care services to assess and treat medical conditions, and stabilize for hospital transfer if required. Provides urgent medical care due to injury or illness during operating hours (no overnight admittance), diagnostic services, and chronic disease management. Public health, home health, and health protection services also operate from this location. Physician or nurse practitioner visits every two weeks.

The following services are offered out of one location for the community and surrounding area:

Urgent Care Centre: treats medical health issues due to injury or illness. There is no overnight admittance; we will arrange a transfer to a larger centre if needed.
Family Practice Medical Care: Provides primary health care, which includes care for illness and injury, chronic disease management, palliative care, and preventative care. A visiting physician and/or nurse practitioner provides care every two weeks. Services are available by appointment.
Laboratory Services: Includes specimen collection, ECGs, and 24 hour heart monitors. Referrals are made by a health care practitioner.
Child Health Clinics: Includes infant immunization and assessment, family coaching, support groups, prenatal teaching, and school immunizations provided by a Remote Certified Registered Nurse.
Communicable Disease Control Programs: A Remote Certified Registered Nurse provides services under appropriate medical direction. You can refer yourself or get a referral from a health care practitioner.
Home Care Nursing: This includes wound care, help with medications, teaching, palliative care as well as assessment and referral to other services by registered . We accept referrals from individuals, family members or health professionals.