Mission Statement

To provide access to quality, caring, and responsive health services for the Pender Harbour community.

Vision

A leader in community health services on the Sunshine Coast and in British Columbia.

Core Values

  • Responding to and strengthening our community
  • Integration and collaboration across the health care continuum
  • Honesty, integrity and high ethical standards
  • Integrated team-based care
  • Supportive, respectful and responsive work environment for staff
  • Openness in communication
  • Innovation and creativity

Our History

Jim and Vi Tyner were the “parents” of the Health Centre.

The Pender Harbour Health Centre (PHHC) was built in 1976 to replace St Mary’s Hospital, (now Sechelt Hospital) which at the time was located in Garden Bay, Pender Harbour – or what locals at the time referred to as “hospital bay”. The citizens of this area (Area A) were concerned about being adequately served by a hospital so far from their location with no public transportation system and a less than adequate highway. They decided to build their own Health Centre to provide health and community services closer to home. Construction of the building was funded by the community through fundraising efforts. Maintenance of the building is funded annually through a Sunshine Coast Regional District taxation bylaw which was passed overwhelmingly by the area residents. The clinic officially opened on December 8, 1976. The Health Centre is wholly owned and operated by the Pender Harbour & District Health Centre Society (a not-for-profit society incorporated in 1974). The PHHC serves Area A of the Sunshine Coast Regional District, a geographically dispersed area covering 1091 sq.km. (734 sq. miles) with a full time population of approximately 3,000 which more than doubles in the summer.

PHHC Today

Since opening in 1976 the Health Centre has received two major expansions, all funded by the community. The first expansion was in 1996 and more than doubled overall space, allowing for increased services to the community. This expansion also provided some tenant rental income to help support our financial needs. The final expansion was completed in December 2006 and the Health Centre now encompasses approximately 7,500 square feet.

Our services include: Nursing, physician, public and mental health, community and social service programs as well as other health related disciplines. Community and support groups use the space regularly for their programs.

The latest development and renovation at the PHHC is our Primary Care Wing renovation project that started in March 2025 and is expected to be completed by July 2025. This upgrade will create two new treatment rooms, new offices, a new accessible washroom, a new virtual care/counselling room and upgrades to accessibility, flooring and air quality.

Funding for this project was provided by the Health in the Harbour fundraiser, donations from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary, Bargain Barn, Pender Harbour & District Health Centre Society, and a private donation from local community members Gerrit and Agnes Mey. We thank the Mey family, our funding partners and those who donated to the Health and the Harbour fundraising campaign. We can’t wait to show you this new updated wing at the PHHC.