BC Health Care

• Nurse practitioners struggling to find employment in B.C., despite high demand

  Angela Wignall, chief executive officer of the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia, told Global News that students and new graduates are struggling to find work.

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  Mar 25
  
• B.C. says it has recruited more than 400 U.S. health-care professionals to province

  As of January, the province says more than 400 U.S.-trained health professionals have accepted job offers in B.C., including in remote and rural regions.

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  Mar 17
  
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• City-funded primary care centre opens in Langford on Vancouver Island

  The City of Langford on Vancouver Island has officially opened a new primary care centre, with help from municipal funding. It will provide more than 12,000 with a family doctor

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  Feb 9
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• ‘I waited, I trusted’: B.C. woman with terminal cancer says health-care system needs help

  Sara Gilooly said at a press conference on Wednesday that while waiting for tests to be performed, her cancer spread from her breasts to her lungs and her bones.

  Health

  Jan 21
• B.C. poached more than 140 U.S. health care staff, minister said

  Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is "doing very well" in its recruiting drive of health care professionals from the United States.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2025
• Family says B.C.’s health care system failed them and led to the death of their son

  Brennan Day, the MLA for Courtenay-Comox, said the Ministry of Health needs to do a deep dive into how the system failed Brayden and his family.

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  Jul 8, 2025
• ‘You will be valued’: David Eby to U.S. health-care workers who want to move to B.C.

  The province also launched a targeted ad campaign in the U.S. aimed at attracting health-care workers frustrated with the political turbulence south of the border.

  Health

  May 12, 2025
• New B.C. PET/CT scanner saves lives through public-private health care partnership

  The Omni Legend PET/CT system, the first of its kind in Western Canada, is already making an impact by reducing wait times and allowing patients to start treatment sooner.

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  Feb 5, 2025
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• B.C. nurse gets sick after someone smoked toxic substance in a bathroom

  A member of the public, who Global News is not naming due to security concerns, said they saw someone go into a bathroom and come out, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.

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  Jan 28, 2025
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• ‘Verge of collapse’: Abbotsford surgeon says hospital conditions are ‘unsafe’

  "Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre provides tertiary care to about 600,000 people from Langley through Hope and surrounding communities," Dr. Greg Lewis said.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2024