BC Health Care
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Emergency departments on northern Vancouver Island to open set hours for nowIsland Health will establish daily shuttle services between Port Hardy and Port McNeill Hospitals, as well as daily shuttles to Campbell River and the Comox Valley.HealthJan 27
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B.C. making progress in clearing surgical backlog amid staffing issuesThe week before Christmas, health authorities completed nearly 4,700 surgeries across the province, and the week before that almost 7,500 surgeries were completed.HealthJan 14
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B.C.’s paramedics union, province reach tentative deal Saturday"This new agreement will help secure a significant foundation for improvement for paramedic services in B.C.," said Troy Clifford, Ambulance Paramedics of BC’s president.HealthJan 7
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B.C. reactivates Emergency Operation Centres at hospital as pressure builds'January is always a busy time in health care and we have all these issues,' B.C.'s Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday, ahead of Friday's announcement.HealthJan 6
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B.C.’s paramedics union enters final day of negotiations, job action possible, union says'If we don't get the key issues addressed, job action is something we will consider down the road,' said Troy Clifford, Ambulance Paramedics of BC's president.CanadaJan 6
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B.C. expanding PharmaCare coverage to include diabetes, heart failure and blood clot drugsAs of Thursday, B.C. PharmaCare drug coverage expands. 'The medication in question affects 245,000 people. These are much-needed medications in our province,' the province said.HealthJan 5
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B.C. psychological experts pushing for public mental health systemThe B.C. Psychological Association is pleading with the province to include psychologist treatment in the public health system.HealthDec 30, 2022
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Port Hardy Hospital emergency department closed overnight for 18-day holiday stretchThe 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. shutdowns began Thursday and will continue until the morning of Jan. 9. Other inpatient services will continue as usual, Island Health said.HealthDec 23, 2022
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BC Children’s Hospital ‘absolutely’ confident it can catch up on delayed surgeriesThe BC Children's Hospital has been slammed with sick children for months, its emergency department noting a 20-per-cent increase in volume since the fall.HealthDec 21, 2022
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Rural B.C. patients paid more than $1,500 over 2 years in travel expenses for health care: StudyNearly 80 per cent of survey respondents reported difficulty paying for their care, and 60 per cent said travelling to access care had negatively impacted their health.HealthDec 15, 2022
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