Galiano Health Care Society

The Basics

(250) 539-3230

Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC
V0N 1P0

After hours on-call Doctor Pager:

1-800-866-5602

Hours

Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Phones answered: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Closed for lunch: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

After hours

The number to have the on call physician paged is 1-800-866-5602

Weekend on-call coverage is from Friday night 5pm to 8am on Monday morning

Always call 911 for a serious or life threatening emergency 24 hours a day 7 days a week

If you need an appointment, please call the clinic and you will be given a telephone appointment. If you need to be seen in person, you will be given a time to come to the clinic. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this time, and strive to keep the clinic safe for everyone.

In Attendance

Dr Erin Carlson

Dr Stephanie von Dehn

Allied Practitioners:

Varied - see Staff for complete list with contact information

We at Galiano Health Care Centre have been preparing for COVID19 as best we can. That said, islanders deserve to know the reality of our limited resources, so you can make the best decisions for your families and for people who may wish to visit.

We are a small one doctor/one nurse practitioner rural clinic providing primary care services to island residents. We do have the ability to stabilize acutely ill patients, which means a room with one resuscitation bed, IV support, oxygen and defibrillator, but the clinic does does not have a ventilation machine or lab testing or X-ray capacity.

The only option for higher level treatment is transfer off the island via water ambulance or helicopter, to hospital, which takes from 1 hour to several hours, and can be delayed due to rough weather or if the helicopter is busy with another ill patient.

Your Galiano Health Care Centre staff

The Galiano Health Care Society is committed to providing an up-to-date, well equipped, community minded, inclusive and accessible health care centre for all islanders and visitors. This facility is the heart of health care on Galiano, and the home of our excellent primary care practitioners – Two Family Physicians and a Family Nurse Practitioner. Medical Services.

But we are not a one trick pony, as this website will reveal. Aging in Place, Community Wellness Programs, Better at Home, Mental Health and Wellness, Seniors Walk and Talk, Transitions in Dying & Grieving, are all Health Care Society initiatives, programs or partnerships designed with your life-long health in mind.

As well, many allied health services locate themselves at the health centre: a weekly blood/specimen collection lab, the Home & Community Care Nurse, the Public Health Nurse, the Dentist and Hygienist, the Foot Care Nurse, the Chiropractor, and Physiotherapist.

We are a virtual smorgasbord of health care offerings, and very proud of it. Please explore the wonderful pages on this website. We have tried to capture the essence of the Galiano Health Care Society and Centre.

You too can contribute to our Centre’s health by visiting our How to Help pages.

Read on, to your health!

Linda Ruedrich,
Executive Director/Manager
Galiano Health Care Society

Galiano’s Got Talent- It Sure Does!

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I hope you were one of the people in the two sold out shows on the 12th and 13th of February that witnessed the fantastic and often hilarious talent Galiano islanders offered to the community as a fundraiser for the Galiano Health Care Society and Centre. The diversity of acts…

News January 2011

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As noted in last month’s Active Page article, medical care on Galiano before the 1980s was carried out by visiting doctors from other islands or by semi-retired resident doctors working out of their own homes. Whether your illness or accident coincided with the presence of a doctor on island was…

Feb 12-13, 2011: Galiano’s Got Talent Variety Show

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Galiano’s Got Talent Variety Show at the South Hall. Come and enjoy seeing residents of Galiano strut their struff for the benefit of the Galiano Island Health Society. There will be dance, comedy, music, skits and more.

July 16, 2011: Fundraising Dance

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Fundraising Dance: July 16, 2011, South Hall . Music by “Good Company”

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