BC Health Care

• ‘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.

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  Sep 26
  
• ‘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.

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  Sep 19
  
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• 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.

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  Jun 18
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• 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.

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  Jun 17
• 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.

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  Jun 16
• Are non-B.C. patients jumping the health-care queue?

  As B.C. residents wait to see specialists or undergo surgery, it has come to light that out-of-province patients don't have long waits.

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  May 27
• B.C. government criticized for lack of funding for medications, rare conditions

  The report stated that when medications were covered, B.C. allocated only $257 dollars per person, compared to the Canadian average of $442.

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  Apr 16
• Woman who couldn’t afford to stay in Vancouver for lung transplant meets with B.C. premier

  A B.C. rural transplant patient met with Premier David Eby on Thursday to discuss monetary issues that transplant patients face when having to go to a major city for care.

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  Apr 12
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• ‘Hidden in their bags’: B.C. nurse speaks out about drug use in hospital 

  Chelsea Robertson is the latest to ring the alarm about open drug use and the challenges nurses and health-care workers are facing at hospitals.

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  Apr 11
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• Emergency room in Prince Rupert, B.C. closes for 8th time this month

  The mayor of Prince Rupert, Herb Pond, said he is extremely concerned about what is happening in the community.

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  Mar 27