About CCHS
A community-led approach to strengthening primary care on the
Lower Sunshine Coast.
Community Coast Health Society (CCHS) is a registered BC non-profit working to create the clinic space, infrastructure and practical support healthcare providers need to establish sustainable practices on the Lower Sunshine Coast.
Our role is not to provide medical care directly. It's to help build the foundation that makes more local care possible.
By taking on some of the practical work behind establishing and operating clinical space, CCHS aims to make it easier for physicians, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers to practise here and focus more of their time on caring for patients.
Our Story
The idea behind Community Coast Health Society began with the Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice, which brought together the Community Health Advisory Table (CHAT) to explore local solutions to the Sunshine Coast's primary care access challenge.
While physicians were interested in relocating to the Sunshine Coast, another barrier was becoming clear: recruitment was only part of the solution. Providers also needed suitable clinic space and practical support to establish sustainable practices here.
Inspired by successful community-led clinic models elsewhere in BC, the group explored what could work locally, including potential approaches for Sechelt and Gibsons. With support from Community Futures, early feasibility and financial modelling helped demonstrate the potential for a locally developed, sustainable clinic model.
That work ultimately led to the incorporation of Community Coast Health Society, a Board-led non-profit created to move the idea from community discussion toward implementation.