BC Hospitals

• B.C. touts ‘radical change’ in health-care system as recruitment efforts continue

  The progress report comes after a year of headlines about temporary emergency department closures and urgent letters from doctors, nurses and midwives at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2023
  
• ‘Morally distressed’: B.C. nurses hold rally outside Victoria General Hospital

  The B.C. Nurses' Union is holding a rally in Victoria on Sunday.

  Health

  Jul 9, 2023
  
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• ‘Come as you are’: New Vancouver clinic focuses on affirming, trauma-informed care

  The CAYA Health Centre opened in April to fill what its founders perceived as a gap in services for patients who don't always fit the norms.

  Health

  Jun 7, 2023
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• ‘We want to see results, now’: Hundreds of B.C. nurses march in Vancouver

  The BC Nurses’ Union organized a rally Wednesday to hold the government accountable for its promises to deal with shortages and highlight ongoing staffing and workload issues.

  Health

  May 31, 2023
• Record number of surgeries performed in B.C. in 2022, pandemic catchup almost done

  Between 2022 and the end of March, staff performed 350,886 surgeries across the province, an increase of four per cent from the same timeframe between 2019 and 2020.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
• B.C. hospitals’ intensive care units slammed with sick children

  'There's nowhere to sit, there's nowhere to stand. It's insane,' said a B.C. parent at BC Children's Hospital.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2022
• B.C. could move 1,800 patients out of hospital to free up beds for COVID, flu

  B.C. has projected that COVID-19 hospitalizations could more than double in the coming months, and that B.C. could also see as many as 1,200 simultaneous flu hospitalizations.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2022
• ICBC and B.C. courts set to close Monday, health services to remain open

  Dr. Kevin McLeod tweeted on Wednesday that his patients are already being notified of cancelled appointments on Sept. 19, due to the holiday marking the queen's funeral.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2022
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• Young Okanagan girl fighting rare form of cancer

  "The funds that are being raised right now can change the course of Rylie's outlook," support from the Dream Lottery can help a four-year-old Okanagan girl's cancer treatment.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2022
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• Ashcroft, B.C. senior dies while waiting for ambulance

  A senior man has died in the Village of Ashcroft, Sunday morning, while reportedly waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

  Health

  Aug 14, 2022