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North Island Primary Care

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We respectfully acknowledge the unceded traditional territory of the Kwekiutl people and the traditional keepers of their land.  We want to say thank you for allowing us to live, work and play on your lands.

Overview

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.

The North Island Primary Care team is working with local clinics to help connect people to a primary care provider, either a family doctor or nurse practitioner. This includes people living in the following communities:

  • Alert Bay
  • Port Alice
  • Port Hardy
  • Port McNeill
  • Sointula
  • Vancouver Island North Remote

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Provides people living in B.C. with 24-hour access to approved health information and detailed information on health care, mental health and substance use services throughout the p...
Virtual Primary Care
Provides an online listing of registered midwives in BC, searchable by name or registration number. Midwives offer primary care to healthy pregnant women and their newborn babies f...
Maternity Care
Provides video visits with a licensed doctor for non-emergency medical concerns for all First Nations people and their families living in B.C., on reserve and away from home (off-r...
Virtual Primary Care
Provides access to virtual services through an app and web portal for youth and their caregivers in BC. Services are free and confidential.

Use the app to access same-day vi...
Foundry Centre
Provides online information on booking an appointment with a pharmacist for minor ailments or contraception at pharmacy locations throughout BC.

See the website for a self-a...
Pharmacy
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
Address

90 Fir Street, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0

Pharmacy
Offers health and social services for young people to access mental health care, substance use services, youth and family peer supports, primary care, and social services. Services...
Address

2-7053 Market Street, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

Foundry Centre
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
Address

1584 Broughton Boulevard, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0

Pharmacy
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
Address

100-8950 Granville Street, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

Pharmacy
Provides prenatal and early postpartum care and support for pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. Patients are cared for throughout pregnancy and...
Address

2750 Kingcome Place, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0

Maternity Care

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.


What’s happening in your community

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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.

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Cold and Flu Season

Make healthy eating choices, keep active and stay safe when it’s cold outside, and learn what you can do to help protect yourself and those around you from illnesses this respiratory season.


The content on this page has been jointly created by North Island Division of Family Practice and HealthLink BC.