Admirable advocacy by @mdmama.bsky.social calling for accountability of Health Authorities @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Reminder this busy holiday season:

Love the corner of my office with my girls watching over me 🥰

Our last week before Xmas vacation: From our team to you and yours, Merry Christmas and Best for 2026!

#ThrowbackThursday to 2 weeks ago when MP Aaron Gunn, MLA Dr. Anna Kindy MLA North Island and Port Hardy Mayor Rallied to Reopen our #PortHardy emerg Will Island Health take action? Nearly 3 years of continuous emerg closure- unnecessary harms continue Watch & Share ‼️ youtu.be/1Wlt2j0vOLs?...

Your periodic reminder that a new centralized North Island hospital at Port Alice junction would solve emerg closures and staffing issues. MLA Dr. Anna Kindy & MP Aaron Gunn should champion this @josieosborne.bsky.social Article from Feb 2023 northislandgazette.com/2023/02/06/n...

Bad knees? Exercise bike is the treatment. You are welcome to use ours in the common room next time at NICHC - we also have exercise balls and yoga mats if you want to stretch next time you’re waiting for your appt #Arthritis #Osteoarthritis #Physio #physiotherapy

Full length high quality video of our Rally to Reopen Port Hardy Emerg! Featuring our MP Aaron Gunn, MLA Dr. Anna Kindy, Mayor Pat Corbett-Labatt as well as Drs. Prean Armogam and Alex Nataros m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

Quick clip 📰 of our Rally to Reopen #PortHardy Emerg A closed Emerg IS an 🚨EMERGENCY🚨 Please help us @josieosborne.bsky.social 📣 @docmcohen.medsky.social @doctorsofbc.bsky.social @bcfamilydocs.bsky.social @dralandrummond.bsky.social

So excited by the news my friend Dr. Baldev Sanghera will be the next President of @doctorsofbc.bsky.social We need his bold leadership to strengthen our healthcare system. Too many people are currently being left behind. Better is possible.

Just a few days left for #Movember All-in for #MensHealth #MentalHealth #ProstateCancer #TesticularCancer

Why do we tolerate emerg closures? Nearly 3 years of continuous closures Are we numb to inadequate care? How is this not an 🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨

AI will never replace our amazing staff. I was at a medical conference last week in Vancouver & stunned to learn many of my colleagues are replacing their medical office assistants with Artificial Intelligence. @northislandchc.bsky.social we believe in community and the human connection

Excited to announce our Board of Directors for the North Island Community Hospice (NICH) - see our minutes from Nov 24 meeting. Our next meeting will be Dec 15 at 12:30p: Directors are expected, others are welcome

Our physio Vanessa showing off our new exercise-bike and rehab program with Ivan who just got a new knee 🦵 Did you know our physiotherapists are now the ‘official’ physiotherapy team for post-knee and hip replacements for the North Island.

Here’s the thing: In the exam room we are all human beings. My privilege as a doctor is to be able to see beyond artificial distinctions of ‘identity politics’ that only serve to divide us. Question those who seek to divide.

My dream is of a community where people can disagree on politics respectfully but meet with common humanity with a goal to heal - we are trying to build it at @northislandchc.bsky.social

Wow! 20 patients thru our 9-12 Saturday Walk In Clinic today - our busiest yet!! Well done Dawn & Dr. Elhendy

Thoroughly enjoyed breaking bread w Guy Felicella We may disagree on some drug policy issues but he’s a genuine individual w a powerful Recovery story Look forward to watching his doc 🎥 in 2026 and hosting him in Port Hardy at our @northislandchc.bsky.social

Good photography 📸 changes everything. This picture of my dog and daughter is one of my favorite photos ever 🙏🏽 Kimberley Kufaas Photography

Our Mission is to provide a welcoming space where healthcare practitioners can provide accessible, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care, working to the full scope of their practice. Accessibility includes a wheelchair and crutches in the waiting room

This is a story we need to tell more: We have made amazing improvements in #Cancer care and survival in Canada 🇨🇦 #FuckCancer

We need our Port Hardy emergency room reopened! It's been nearly 3 years - the longest of any emerg closure in Canada. Why do we accept this? Nov 28 1230p at @northislandchc.bsky.social w our MP Aaron Gunn as well as MLA Dr. Anna Kindy (statement), Port Hardy Mayor has been invited as well

Let’s Build A Hospice for the North Island! We had a fabulous first meeting last nite with 15 people from Port Hardy who are eager to improve End-of-Life care for our North Island #Palliative #PalliativeCare #EndOfLife #DeathWithDignity

Agree with this - reflects what i see in the exam room. Particularly this Movember, we need to foster healthier #masculinity. This isn’t about tanning testicles. #MensHealth #Feminism m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

We are looking to form a 4-bed #hospice in #PortHardy to serve northern #VancouverIsland We need more End-of-Life care options #DeathWithDignity #Compassion #PatientCare

We are proud of what we have accomplished at North Island Community Health Centre. Our staff room has a board of newspaper clippings from the past 2.5 years. We estimate our team of physicians and allied health providers have provided nearly 50,000 patient-visits since we opened.

Gotta go? You’re welcome to use our washroom - whether a patient or not, our handicap washroom has a baby change table and wipes/diapers too - all part of providing accessible care to our North Island

My patient Malakai died tragically #anaphylaxis We need #EpiPen in public spaces Please encourage your elected officials to take action You could save a life @bcfamilydocs.bsky.social @docmcohen.medsky.social @dralandrummond.bsky.social www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p...

We are delighted to host @ubcmedicine.bsky.social medical students during their training Our community is grateful for their expertise and open minds.. and the possibility that they might some day join us as full doctors @josieosborne.bsky.social www.mytriportnow.com/47893/news/h...

Another day, another pharmacy, another vaccine #COVID (No nipple show this time 😂) #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives

Most important thing I could do today? (WARNING ⚠️ nipple shot 📸 to follow 😂) Got my #FluShot Thank a #pharmacist for keeping me and our @NorthIslandCHC community safe 😷 🤧 Teamwork Makes The Dream Work All-Hands-On-Deck 💪🏽 💉❤️

Today is the day! Start of Walk In #FluShot #vaccination with our friends next door at Hardy Bay Drugstore #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork

Recently my patient Malakai died tragically from #anaphylaxis His mom is championing his cause for #EpiPen to be in public places Please consider signing Please champion this cause you could help save a life 🙏🏽❤️ www.change.org/p/ensure-wid...

Hosting 2 Group Medical Visits this week! ‘Healthy Back, Happy Body’ with our #chiropractor Dr. Martin Barker, Thursday ‘Partners Massage’ with our #RMT Katy Lucas, Saturday Coming together, healing in community 🙏🏽❤️

Our newest offering #Reiki An excellent option for our patients struggling with conditions that ‘western medicine’ struggles to treat like #fibromyalgia, #chronicpain, chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis and irritable bowel syndrome #IBS #MentalHealth

Reading my daughter this outstanding book featuring lots of our @northislandchc.bsky.social community highlighting all the ways you can stay healthy #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #Screening #Cancer #Prevention #Health www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FT16WXQ...

Arriving at @doctorsofbc.bsky.social for my first in-person @bcfamilydocs.bsky.social Board Meeting. Our BC healthcare system is collapsing. We urgently need to scale up the good work done on the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment model #BCPoli

I remember first learning of Jane Goodall as a child, and become obsessed with her work. Then, as a university anthropology undergrad, I got to go deep into her world via formal study. She has always been a wise observer and advocate for an ethical world. RIP to a great woman.

Beautiful turnout for Port Hardy’s National Truth & Reconciliation March on Kwakiutl territory 🙏🏽 #EveryChildMatters @alexnatarosmd.bsky.social

Join our North Island Community Health Centre team Pam, LeeAnne, Dawn, @alexnatarosmd.bsky.social and others for the #TRC March - meet Sept 30 just before 11am in front of Port Hardy’s Sacred Wolf in Thunderbird Mall #EveryChildMatters

😄Sunday Funday 💥 The latest NICHC book 📕 just dropped on Amazon - this one is for adults - #cancer #screening and #vaccinations .. lots to learn! 🎶 rap style 🎤 Features lots of our community - beautiful work by Stacey Johnson Get yours www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FT16WXQW

I wonder what the “success outcome” is for these sites? How will we know they are “working” and not just imprisoning people for a medical condition? I am very, very worried about the path these involuntary care sites are taking us, & wish the funds were going to supported housing instead.

Full circle ⭕️ Early this morning I joined the AGM @cpsbc.bsky.social which held a moment of silence for my late grandmother dermatologist Dr. Margaret Johnston.. later this morning at @northislandchc.bsky.social, I taught our @ubcmedicine.bsky.social medical student how to use my GMa ‘wood’s lamp’