Health care

Health care in North Cowichan is served by Island Health. Island Health oversees health clinics and the region's hospital.

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The Cowichan District Hospital includes a 24/7 emergency department, medical imaging and a medical lab. It is located at 3045 Gibbon Road in North Cowichan.

A new hospital is under construction on Bell McKinnon Road, replacing the current hospital, and will open in 2027. Quw'utsun Hulitun-ew't-hw (Quw'utsun Valley Hospital) means “Cowichan place of giving life.”