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Healthcare & Social Services

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Nanaimo serves as the central health service hub for Vancouver Island, featuring a continually expanding hospital as well as numerous private healthcare facilities and services. The Healthcare and Social Services sector is the second largest employment sector in the City, providing 7,464 jobs for local residents (Esri 2023). The Nanaimo Regional General Hospital caters to a population of over 300,000 people. In addition, there are over 750 private businesses licensed in this sector.

Here's a breakdown of businesses in the Healthcare and Social Services sector:

SOURCE: NANAIMO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, JULY 2024
Business TypeCount% of sector
Offices of Physicians10013%
Offices of Dentists548%
Offices of Other Health Practitioners20227%
Physical and Speech Therapists and Audiologists10%
Offices of all Other Health Practitioners20%
Out-Patient Care Centres10%
Family Planning Centres41%
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories152%
Home Health Care Services243%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services20%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities376%
Social Assistance15320%
Individual and Family Services30%
Child and Youth Services10%
Services for the Elderly and Disables Persons101%
Other Individual and Family Services101%
Community Food and Housing and Emergency, etc. Services61%
Child Day-Care Services12917%
Total754100%

Last updated: November 15, 2024

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