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Phone
250-753-3334 | Fax 250-753-3339
Visit Us
#106 – 1825 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC
Finding Us
Driving South on Bowen Rd
Driving North on Bowen Rd
There is a Bus stop in front of our building.
There is Free Parking in front of our building.
Front door entrance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my wait time so long?
Our Doctors see adults and sometimes teenagers about respiratory problems from a large geographic area.
Canadian health care is known for its waiting lists. Specialist appointment requests are triaged and sorted by urgency. For example, a suspected lung cancer would be seen very soon and a chronic cough may wait longer. Wait times vary by demand. If you feel your problem is urgent, ask your family doctor to speak with one of our Doctors directly.
What is a bronchoscopy?
Bronchoscopy is a day-care surgery procedure that takes about 15-30 minutes. You will be at the hospital for about 2 hours. You will need to come to the hospital with an empty stomach–that means nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours prior to the procedure. You may take your medications with a sip of water on the morning of your test. When you arrive you will check in that admitting.
You’ll be taken into the endoscopy area. You will get changed on top into a gown. An IV will be placed. Dentures will be removed. You will have a numbing agent sprayed in the back of your throat. Once you’re in the endoscopy suite, he will have a bite block placed. He will receive sedating medications. An oxygen mask will be applied. The physician will then perform the procedure.
The majority of patients will not remember their procedure. You will be taken from the endoscopy suite to the recovery room where you will spend approximately one hour.
The physician will have taken samples in most cases which will be sent off to the lab. The amount of time it takes to receive results varies depending on the test but the majority of test results will be available within two weeks.
Are there other Doctors I could see?
There are also other Respirologists on the island:
- Campbell River – Dr N Allen
- Comox – Dr S Dawadi
- Nanaimo – Dr K Park
- Victoria
- Dr Bruce Sanders
- Dr Aaron Young
- Dr Heather Clark
- Dr Ian Waters
Depending on the problem, your doctor can also choose to refer to a different type of specialist. For example, for lung cancer, a thoracic surgeon or an oncologist. For sinus issues, ENT. For sleep, the sleep lab. For shortness of breath, an internist or cardiologist. Each of these doctors will have wait lists of their own.
Breathing tests or Bronchoscopy location in Nanaimo?
Going for breathing tests or a bronchoscopy?
Head to NRGH – for directions see Google Map
Park in Ambulatory Care Parking lot
Don’t forget to pay for parking
Enter in Ambulatory Care entrance.
Look for admitting desk and they will get you all settled.
Medical Office Assistants
Sara, Whitney & Katy
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to any of our medical office assistants via phone or email.
