Fraser Health Authority

• B.C. ER doctor sues Fraser Health, claims bullying, retaliation

  A lawsuit claims Fraser Healthy singled out and threatened an ER doctor after a group of staff posted a notice warning patients of Eagle Ridge hospital about of capacity issues.

  Health

  Jun 9
  
• B.C. launches health authority efficiency review to minimize waste

  Health Minister Josie Osborne says the government wants to ensure that all authorities are best positioned to tackle the "complex challenges" facing the health care system.

  Health

  Mar 31
  
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• Chilliwack council calls for equal approach to shelter beds across B.C.

  Chilliwack's mayor says his community is bearing a disproportionate burden in providing shelter for the unhoused.

  Health

  Jan 30
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• Minister shares progress on Surrey’s health-care woes as doctors prepare for rally

  In May, dozens of doctors and midwives penned letters to health-care officials and the public stating that quality of care in at Surrey Memorial Hospital is in serious jeopardy.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2023
• B.C. nurses, wildland firefighters owed thousands due to payment backlogs: Union

  More than nine months after reaching an agreement, some members of the B.C. General Employees' Union aren't getting paid what they're due, according to the union.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2023
• Women’s health providers slam Surrey Memorial Hospital’s resource crisis in letter

  According to the letter, the challenges have resulted in one newborn death, "countless near misses" and "moral injury" to care providers at the beleaguered hospital.

  Health

  May 29, 2023
• Carbon footprint from inhalers equal to 22% of all Fraser Health’s emissions: Study

  "There's many, many more options available for patients with respiratory disease that do not require the propellants," said study co-author Dr. Kevin Liang.

  Health

  Apr 25, 2023
• New pediatrician recruited to Peace Arch Hospital to ease maternity ward woes

  The new doctor is expected to start work in the fall, supporting the "stabilization of pediatric and maternity services" at the White Rock hospital.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2022
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• ‘They just told us to leave’: Mother who miscarried seeks answers about care in Surrey hospital

  Karindeep Mangat waited two hours for a doctor who prescribed her pain killers, and shortly afterward, was told she could go home, she told Global News.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2022
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• ‘Outright lies’: 8-year-old boy’s family on review of care at Abbotsford hospital before he died

  Jaxon Glubis' parents allege the Patient Quality Care Office's review into their son's medical care prior to his death are a "gross misrepresentation" of what really happened.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2022