Gabriola Community Health Centre
The Gabriola Community Health Centre is owned, operated and maintained by the Gabriola Health Care Foundation. Funded by community donations and government funding, the Community Health Centre was built with volunteer labour and is the physical heart of primary care services on Gabriola Island.
History of the Gabriola Community Health Centre
The vision of Gabriola Community Health Centre and making the centre a reality was truly a remarkable community effort on every level.
The overall cost of the project was $3.5 million (including a calculation for volunteer labour), and was paid for without increasing the island tax base. Gabriola residents contributed almost $1.7 million in cash, in-kind donations, and volunteer labour with government support providing an additional 6% of the necessary funds.
An incredible number of islanders worked countless hours to see the realization of the Gabriola Community Health Centre. Take a moment to review the list and acknowledge their contribution to our community :
A True Community Project
The building sits on 1.66 hectares (4.1 acres) of land that was valued at $470,000 on September 19, 2011, and transferred to the Foundation on December 1, 2011. Building commenced on June 4, 2011, and was completed on August 5, 2012. The land was donated by local resident Bob Rooks.
Photos by Don Butt
Facilities and Tenants
The main tenant of the Health Centre is the Gabriola Medical Clinic, which rents most of the upper floor to house the work of physicians, a nurse practitioner (NP), a mental health nurse, a social worker, and administrative staff. This floor is 425 m2 (4576 sf) and contains:
An emergency stabilization care room with three exam areas.
Six patient examination rooms.
A TeleHealth facility.
An eye exam room, and a specialist exam room.
A nurse station, a charting room, and a “dirty” room (for sample testing).
Reception and waiting areas with 2 public handicap-accessible washrooms.
Administration office, staff lunchroom and washroom, and a janitorial room.
Lower Floor Facilities
The Foundation rents the slightly smaller lower floor (402 m2; 4328 sf) of the Health Centre to Island Health, Gabriola Dental Clinic, LifeLabs, and a Registered Massage Therapist. This floor also has two public accessible washrooms, a meeting room, a laundry room, electrical/mechanical rooms, and the Foundation’s office.
GHCF Facilities Contact
PO Box 295 Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0
Contacts
Marc Herrmann, Chair of the Facilities Committee
Harvey Graham, Treasurer
Gulf Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
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