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?...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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’

“Follow the cougar cub to your doctor” Beautiful print 📸 by a local photographer given to NICHC by one of our cherished patients Astrid 🙏🏽

We have had emerg closures for over 3 years.. permanently overnight for 2.5 yrs - and yesterday we had another daytime closure. Our @northislandchc.bsky.social has offered to fill the gaps where possible provided Island Health gives us notice #PortHardy #Healthcare #BCPoli

Join counsellor Ward Murray and Dr. Alex, come with your partner/friend or on your own, explore attachment theory, the theories of love and what it means to be human. **FREE** but pre-registration required: Email [email protected] or call 250-902-2320

Neurodivergence is the spectrum of diversity of how our brains function. Come engage in dialogue with counsellor Ward Murray and Dr. Alex who together care for patients with #ADHD and #Autism Spectrum Disorder, and their families. This group medical visit is for patients & family

It’s cold season 🤧 Hot off the press 📕 a children’s book by one of talented community members Stacey Johnson Find it on Amazon: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FQ5W2YSJ

#SundayFunday love our community.. so many unexpected surprises - like a talented artist offering to make books and drawings about the work we do - there's no limit to what can happen when you believe in the Power of Community 🙏🏽❤️💪🏽

LeeAnne & Pam recently marked 1 year working at NICHC - check out their new vests! Stylin’

Making it Official! Dr. Elhendy has settled in and even has new threads with his name 👕

Today is the day! Announcing our fall Group Medical Visit series - options for everyone. **FREE** but pre-registration required #chiropractor #massage #orthotics #brace #back #depression #autism #neurodivergence #anxiety #arthritis

Today is Overdose Awareness Day Too many people in our community are affected by this crisis ❤️‍🩹

Great story in this week’s North Island Eagle! Grateful to have a free, independent local press to tell stories that matter in our community

Reminder our Saturday Walk In Clinic kicks off tomorrow - August 30 Please share / spread the word - this is a trial and if there's demand we will keep it.

We are making great progress in providing health and wellness care to the previously underserved North Island population. Teamwork makes the dream work 🙏🏽❤️💪🏽 www.northislandgazette.com/news/north-i...

You asked, we listened.

Stay tuned for pictures and stories in North Island Eagle & North Island Gazette from our party 🎉 yesterday .. this was one of my favorite pictures - never too old! Our 90 year old patient Sally was a good sport to get facepainted dragon 🐉 — at Thunderbird Mall.

Today is the day! Our 2nd year Bday Celebration and Welcoming our new Dr. Serag Elhendy! Join us for free facepainting, cake, balloons and good community 🙏🏽❤️ 12:30pm at Thunderbird Mall

Friendly reminder of ongoing Fall Prevention classes at Port Hardy Recreation Fridays 930am

Thrilled to announce that our physios Dean & Vanessa will be doing the physiotherapy for hip & knee replacements at our North Island Community Health Centre.

The end of an Era. Today is Dr. Howie Lee’s last day at NICHC - he arrived in Port Hardy exactly 18 years ago today. Please join us in thanking Dr. Lee for his tremendous contribution to our North Island community 🙏🏽

Bad back? Sore spine? Our #chiropractor Dr. Martin Barker is your guy - contact our office or txt him 250-900-1090 to book - we are thrilled to collaborate on healing our patients

Join us in Welcoming Dr. Serag Elhendy and celebrating our 2nd birthday! 🎂 🎈🎨 Next Wednesday August 20 at 12:30p

Join us next Monday at the Carrot! Great opportunity to join yoga instructor and family doctor Dr. Jenna Creaser for a gentle practice in the sun on the sea. “Mindful Movement for Wellbeing” Email [email protected] or call 250-902-2320 to pre-register