Island Health’s after-hours urgent-care clinic in Courtenay has added staff and services and extended its opening hours.
The clinic at 615 10th St. is now open from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday. and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and statutory holidays, for an additional 34 hours of clinic time per week.
The clinic has added three full-time-equivalent registered nurses, 2.7 full-time-equivalent physicians/nurse practitioners, as well as new social work and mental-health services.
Since May 2023, when Island Health assumed ownership and operations, the urgent-care clinic has seen more than 3,200 patient visits, according to James Hanson, Island Health’s vice-president of clinical services.
The after-hours urgent-care clinic was established in 2021 by the Comox Valley Division of Family Practice, in partnership with Island Health, to expand access to evening and weekend urgent primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients can book appointments by calling 250-331-8099. The clinic also makes same-day appointments when possible.
