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Help inform the future of Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital Campus
We are launching a high-level planning process for Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital. Once completed, Health Vision Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital will help the hospital and health care services within the campus remain aligned with the evolving health care needs.
Demand for health care and supports continues to grow throughout VCH, including within the Sunshine Coast. Continued population growth, along with an aging demographic, contribute to a high use of clinical services with demand expecting to grow.
We are pleased to share that to support future needs we are launching Health Vision Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital, a high-level planning process for Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital.
Those living or working on the Sunshine Coast, or other interested parties, are invited to participate in our online survey
Those living or working on the Sunshine Coast, or other interested parties, are invited to participate in our online survey to support Health Vision Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital | Engage Vancouver Coastal Health (vch.ca).
Once completed, Health Vision Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital will help guide planning to align health-care services with the evolving needs of the local community and broader Sunshine Coast.
“We recognize the challenges residents face when accessing health care in rural, remote and fast-growing communities,” said Darlene MacKinnon, Vice President, Coastal Community of Care. “We know people living and working on the Sunshine Coast that need health care prefer to stay close to home to access those services when it is safe to do so. Our goal is to provide patients and clients with the highest quality care now and in the future, and this planning will help us meet that goal.”
Health Vision Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital will be informed through ongoing engagement so we hear directly from the communities we serve, as well as the people who care for these communities. As part of the planning process, we will be partnering with shíshálh Nation and are now inviting staff and medical staff (including agency and contracted staff), community organizations, multiple levels of government, and residents from across the Sunshine Coast to engage.
shíshálh Nation and VCH join hands to support Indigenous health
We look forward to learning from you and collaborating on the future of health-care services at Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital.