Port Alberni’s West Coast General Hospital is getting a cancer care clinic
The clinic will start with chemotherapy and adjunct therapies, and Island Health will fund operations while local groups raise $1.2 million for renovations.
- West Coast General Hospital will establish a cancer care clinic by 2028, allowing patients in the Alberni Valley and the West Coast to receive treatment closer to home.
- Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA and Minister of Health Josie Osborne noted over 250 community members currently travel elsewhere for therapies, a burden the 2023 Cameron Bluffs wildfire pop-up clinic exposed.
- The WCGH Foundation and the Alberni Healthcare Auxiliary are raising around $1.2 million for renovations, while Island Health covers operational costs with an estimated opening within 18 months.
- WCGH site director Kelli Walsh said the clinic hopes to operate three days a week, with local GPs and trained nurses providing chemotherapy and adjunct therapies on-site.
- Patient numbers in the Alberni-Clayoquot area are projected to reach around 300 over the next 10 years, prompting hospital leadership to explore potential service expansions.
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Peninsula News ReviewPort Alberni’s West Coast General Hospital is getting a cancer care clinic
People receiving cancer treatment in the Alberni Valley and on the West Coast will soon be able to stay a bit closer to home: West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) is getting a cancer care clinic by 2028. “We have over 250 community members throughout the Alberni Valley, in the West Coast, travelling elsewhere for their cancer therapies,” said WCGH’s site director, Kelli Walsh. She said 250 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the Alberni…
Port Alberni’s West Coast General Hospital is getting a cancer care clinic - Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News
People receiving cancer treatment in the Alberni Valley and on the West Coast will soon be able to stay a bit closer to home: West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) is getting a cancer care clinic by 2028. “We have over 250 community members throughout the Alberni Valley, in the West Coast, travelling elsewhere for their cancer therapies,” said WCGH’s site director, Kelli Walsh. She said 250 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the Alberni…
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