Cardiac patients experiencing a variety of heart conditions
Services include:
- Network of Regional to Tertiary Healthcare (NORTH) heart function clinics: For heart failure patients for advice, medication adjustments, monitoring, education, and care.
- If you don't see a NORTH clinic listed below for your community, please call toll-free 1-855-565-7373.
- Regional NORTH: Cardiac rehab program for cardiac patients for education, counselling and support to improve cardiac health and lifestyle choices.
- Supports other health care workers by providing education so they can better help patients closer to home.
NORTH clinics and program contacts
- Toll-free phone: 1-855-565-7373 (must call this number first for a referral or have a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner)
- Toll-free fax: 1-855-565-5630
Regional NORTH - Prince George
103-1669 Victoria Street
Prince George, BC V2L 2L5
Tel: 250-645-3800
Fax: 250-565-5630
Telehealth clinics
- The NORTH heart function clinic offers services to clients referred for heart failure medical management and heart failure education who live in the following areas: Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Robson Valley, Terrace, and Vanderhoof.
- Clients are able to videoconference into group education sessions from these locations that are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, twice a month from 10 am to 11 am.
- Clients that are referred for heart failure medical management are assessed by a nurse in a clinic at one of the locations below. Clients then connect to a medical visit with a cardiac specialist, by videoconference. The specialist will be able to determine what tests and medications need to be ordered.
NORTH - Fort St. John
Chronic Disease Management Clinic
Program is running
Tel: 250-261-7339
NORTH - Kitimat
Kitimat General Hospital – Living Well Program
Program is running
Tel: 250-632-8313
NORTH - Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert General Hospital – Health Promotions Program
Program is running
Tel: 250-622-6294
NORTH - Quesnel
Chronic Disease Management Clinic
Program is running
Tel: 250-985-5657
NORTH - Robson Valley
Valemount Health Centre
Program is on hold
Tel: 250-566-9138
NORTH - Terrace
Park Avenue Medical Building – Healthy Terrace Program
Program is running
Tel: 250-631-4670
NORTH - Vanderhoof
Omenica Clinic
Program is on hold
Tel: 250-567-6165
The Regional Cardiac Triage Coordinator supports accessing services for inpatients and outpatients travelling for cardiac services not currently available in our health authority. The Triage Coordinator can be reached at 250-645-8664.
More information
- Cardiac Services BC
- Heart failure info for patients - Cardiac Services BC
- Heart health - HealthLink BC
- Stroke services BC
- The BC Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Northern Health Connections: An affordable travel service for patients needing to travel for out-of town medical appointments in Northern BC and Vancouver.
- For more information about the administrative team that supports the chronic disease services, see Regional Chronic Disease Program.