We gratefully acknowledge we operate on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
The Gabriola Medical Clinic is a physician-operated clinic located in the Community Health Centre.
The Health Centre was built by the community and is owned and operated by the non profit Gabriola Health Care Foundation. The Foundation and the Clinic work closely together on recruitment, and the Foundation purchases medical equipment that the Clinic needs.
The Clinic Team
Dr. Tracey Thorne
NP Jennifer Lewis
Dr. Erin Cusack
MOA Natalie Godin
MOA Kathy Howard
MOA Keeley Rochon
Manager Carol Farr
Nurse Cathy Fox
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The Clinic
- Provides full scope primary care in a rural setting
- Patient panel is mostly older adults (some with complex needs), adults, and families with young children
- Is a formal UBC residency teaching site
- Is a chapter of the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practices
- Has full local and provincial support in the development of a local Primary Care Network
The Practice
- Each clinician provides primary care and same day urgent care in the clinic 4-5 days a week depending on schedule preference
- Includes low volume after hours emergency and urgent care on a 1:4 call schedule with BC Ambulance:
- There is a 3 bed assessment area where emergency patients are assessed and stabilized or prepared for transport;
- After hours emergency work is supported by BC Ambulance staffed 24/7
- Patients can be transported via BC Ferry, helicopter or after-hours water taxi
Other Tenants in the Medical Centre
- Lifelabs
- Gabriola Dental
- Island Health Home Care Nurse program (3 RN’s and 12 home care workers)
- Registered Massage Therapist
Use our Calendly link to book a phone call, or a zoom chat at a time that’s convenient for you.
(weekdays 9am to 4pm)
clinic@gabriolamed.ca