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Nanaimo

Nanaimo

Nanaimo Primary Care Network

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We acknowledge with gratitude that we live on the traditional unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw and Snaw-Naw-As First Nations.

Overview

Find information and news about primary care health services for people living in and around Nanaimo. If you live in Nanaimo and need a family doctor or nurse practitioner, register for the Health Connect Registry. While you wait to be attached, access health care services using the resources below.

A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a community-based network of health care professionals and clinics who plan and deliver the health care needs of a community. PCNs are part of the Province's Primary and Community Care Strategy to make sure you have faster and better access to everyday health care services.

Nanaimo PCN provides primary care services to the community, supported by healthcare professionals linked to a range of specialized services. This includes people living in and around:

  • Nanaimo
  • Cedar
  • Departure Bay
  • Lantzville
  • Wellington

If you live on Gabriola Island, please visit the Gabriola Primary Care Network page.

Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner

If you need a primary care provider, register on the Health Connect Registry to get matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your community.

We would like to thank you for your patience while you wait to be attached. In the interim, we suggest that you connect with the health care services below that best support your needs.


What’s happening in your community

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Nanaimo UPCC

People living in and around Nanaimo will have increased access to health care with a second urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) to open in 2025.

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health services support call taker

Call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 to speak with a health service navigator, registered nurse, registered dietitian, qualified exercise professional or pharmacist. You can contact HealthLink BC 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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pharmacist and customer

Pharmacists are an important part of your health care team and offer a variety of services. They are able to assess and prescribe for 21 minor ailments, prescribe contraceptives, renew prescriptions, and give vaccines.


The content on this page has been jointly created by the Nanaimo Primary Care Network and HealthLink BC.