Provincial funding helps stabilize health clinics

The province announced it will provide funding to keep five walk-in medical clinics from closing on southern Vancouver Island. The measures will help keep doctors and add nurses to serve Greater Victoria.

BC Health Minister Adrian Dix told CHEK News the five clinics requested funding through the South Island Primary Care Network (PCN) Walk-in Clinic Task Force.

“These five were the ones that participated in this particular task force, and we were able to find this solution in the short run as we work together for longer term solutions,” Dix said.

“Access to health care is a fundamental requirement for a community to achieve its economic potential,” Chamber CEO Bruce Williams said. “We need to retain doctors and other health care professionals so that our region continues to be an attractive destination for businesses and new residents.”