BC Health Care

• 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
  
• 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.

  Health

  Jul 8
  
• Advertisement
• ‘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
• Advertisement
• 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.

  Health

  Feb 5
• 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.

  Health

  Jan 28
• ‘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
• ‘Just appalling’: B.C. woman denied access to her deceased mother’s health records

  Gertrude Sharp, fondly known as Trudy, passed away last June at the age of 101 after spending the last months of her life in long-term care.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2024
• Construction on expanded kidney care centre in Surrey to begin in August

  The $85-million expansion includes 21 more renal hemodialysis beds to treat patients with kidney disease and is set to open in 2025.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2024
• Advertisement
• June 17 declared Hope Air Day by health-care charity

  Since 2010, Hope Air has provided free travel arrangements for people who must come from remote communities to receive health care services.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2024
• Advertisement
• B.C.’s first-ever francophone health centre to open this fall

  A new health centre dedicated to serving British Columbia's French-language speakers will open its doors this fall in Vancouver.

  Health

  Jun 16, 2024