Community InformationThe growing community of Parksville is centrally located on the eastern shores of Vancouver Island, 37 km north of Nanaimo and the ferry terminals to British Columbia’s mainland. The city’s easy access to major transportation links has helped to make it both a thriving place to do business as well as a popular vacation destination. Residents enjoy the community’s year-round mild climate and spectacular landscape including beautiful beaches, mountains, lakes and rivers. In 2000, the United Nations recognized the Parksville region (known as Oceanside), as one of only seven biospheres in Canada, based on marine, alpine and meadow ecosystems co-existing in a small geographic area.
INDUSTRY:
Transportation, tourismPopulation
Town Population: 8,502 (BC Stats, 2006 Census)
Ages of Population: 0-17: 13.1% 18-24: 7.0% 25-64: 50.6% 65+: 29.3% (BC Stats, 2010 Figures for Qualicum Region)
Health Administrative Information
Health Authority: Island Health
Health Service Delivery Area: Central Vancouver Island
Regional District: Nanaimo
Rural Designation: RSA community
RRP Designation: C
RRP Points: 9.00
Practitioners + Clinic information
General Practitioners: 26 (www.cpsbc.ca)
Clinics Jensen Medical Clinic Box 1141, 135 Jensen Avenue East Parksville, BC, V9P 2H2 P: 250 248-6969 Parksville Medical and After Hours Clinic Box 250, 154 Memorial Avenue West Parksville, BC, V9P 2G4 Phone: 250 248-5757 Wembley Mall Medical Clinic #9 - 826 West Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2B7 P: 250 248-6119
Contact Info
Oceanside Health Centre 489 Alberni Hwy Parksville, BC V9P 1J9 P: 250 951-9550 Oceanside_Health_Centre@viha.ca
Health Care Centre Info
Services at this health centre include:
- primary care
- acute care
- public health
- mental health and wellness
- palliative care
- chronic disease management
- medical imaging services
- telehealth specialist consults
- medical day care
- environmental health
- specialized older adult complex care
- specialized diabetic care
There are integrated community-based primary care teams working in this community. The teams work 8 hours per day, 7 days per week, with evening service to 9:00 pm for nursing and home support.
Care team providers deliver services in people’s homes, in group settings and in physician offices.
Primary care teams include family physicians, a nurse practitioner, a health coordinator, a behavioural health clinician, community office assistants and a scheduler.
Urgent Care
This community offers Urgent Care services daily from 7:30 am to 10:30 pm
Medical conditions requiring emergency care are stabilized and transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (27 km).
Primary Care Services
Oceanside Health Centre
489 Alberni Hwy Parksville, BC V9P 1J9 P: 250 951-9550Hrs: Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00 am to 4:30 pm; Tue, Thurs 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. An appointment can be made by phone or in person
New patients are welcome, with preference given to people who currently do not have a family doctor.
Patients of the Oceanside Health Centre’s Primary Care practice can get a same-day appointment by calling before 2:30 pm.
Lab services
In-community LifeLabs Laboratory Testing Services Parksville Medical and After Hours Clinic 154 Memorial Avenue Parksville, BC, V9P 2G4 P: 250 248-6913 | TFP: 1-800-431-7206 | F: 250 248-7200 Hrs: Mon-Fri 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, Sat 7:00 am to 3:00 pmImaging services
Oceanside Health Centre 489 Alberni Hwy Parksville, BC V9P 1J9 P: 250 951-9570 Hrs: Mon-Fri, 8 am to 4 pm, on-call during Urgent Care hours X-RayThere are X-Ray imaging services available at this health centre. At this time, X-ray services are provided on a walk-in basis only.
X-Ray services are also available at:
Parksville X-ray Clinic Limited 546 West Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 1H2 P: 250 248-3362 Ultrasound There are ultrasound imaging services available at this health centre. Mammography
Diagnostic mammography is available in this community. The BC Cancer Agency’s Mobile Screening Mammography Program (SMP) also travels to this community. See the SMP web site for more information.
Additional Services fluoroscopy, bone densitometry
Medical Day Care
Oceanside Health Centre 489 Alberni Hwy Parksville, BC V9P 1J9 P: 250 951-9550 Hrs: Daily, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pmServices: Scheduled day procedures (i.e. cast removal, intravenous medication, seniors’ risk assessments, hydration after cancer treatment, wound care and minor procedures such as simple lump removals). An appointment is required and can be scheduled by phone or in person.
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BC Ambulance
BC Ambulance Service provides coverage to this community, including Air Ambulance services.
Pharmacy
Medicine Shoppe #168 Box 998, Station Main 192 West Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2H1 P: 250 248-6695 | F: 250 248-8991 Pacific Compounding Pharmacy Parksville 1176 Franklin's Gull Road Parksville, BC, V9P 2M9 P: 250 954-3666 | F: 250 954-3633 Pharmasave Heath Centre #024 Box 10, 1 - 281 East Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2G3 P: 250 951-0227 | F: 250 951-0343 Save-on Foods Pharmacy #959 #20 - 826 West Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2B7 P: 250 248-3260 | F: 250 248-4012 Shoppers Drug Mart #2215 Box 369, 140 East Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2G5 P: 250 248-3611 | F: 250 248-0633 Shoppers Drug Mart #3007 Box 369, 154 Memorial Avenue Parksville, BC, V9P 2G4 P: 250 248-3162 | F: 250 248-7004 Thrifty Foods Pharmacy #10 Box 970, Station Main 280 East Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2H1 P: 250 947-2535 | F: 250 947-2536
Extended Care
Oceanside Manor 758 Soriel Road Parksville, BC, V9P 2P9 P: 250 951-2304 Trillium Lodge Vancouver Island Health Box 940, 401 Moilliet Street Parksville, BC, V9P 2G9 P: 250 248-8353 | F: 250 248-8388 Halliday House 188 McCarter Street Parksville, BC, V9P 2G6 P: 250 248-2835 Little Mountain Manor 959 Little Mountain Road Parksville, BC, V2P 2G9 P: 250 248-4591
Home Nursing
Home and Community Care Nursing 180 McCarter Street Parksville, BC, V9P 2H3 We Care Nanaimo P: 1 877 756-3388 | F: 250 740-0062
Dietetics
Maureen Noble 250 Craig Street Parksville, BC, V9P 0A7 P: 250 951-0811 ext. 1112
Physiotherapy
Oceanside Physiotherapy and Work Conditioning Centre 3 - 1009 Allsbrook Road Parksville, BC, V9P 2A9 P: 250 248-9666 | F: 250 248-2199
Mental Health and Addictions
CYMH Parksville 124 McCarter Street Parksville, BC, V9P 2G6 P: 250 954-4737 Parksville Mental Health & Addictions Box 1210, 249 West Hirst Avenue Parksville, BC, V9P 2H2 P: 250 248-8300 Seniors Mental Health Team 124 McCarter Street Parksville, BC, V9P 2G6 P: 250 954-3251
Social workers
Island Health Authority Box 1949, 249 West Hirst Avenue Parksville, BC, V9P 2H7 P: 250 248-8300 Island Health Authority 401 Moiliet Street Parksville, BC, V9P 1M9 P: 250 248-8353
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Seniors Mental Health Outreach Team 124 McCarter Street Parksville, BC, V9P 2G6 P: 250 947-8225
