Fraser Health Authority

• Fraser Health finds increase in drug toxicity deaths in young adults, women and South Asian men

  The report is the result of a review of the medical charts of 105 people who had died of an illicit drug death in 2017 and 2018.

  Health

  Jun 19, 2020
• B.C. health minister vows ‘refresh’ of hospital discharge policy after Chilliwack mayor complaints

  Ken Popove says it will help other communities that may be experiencing the same issue.

  Health

  Mar 21, 2019
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• Chilliwack mayor accuses Fraser Health of sending discharged mental health patients to community

  Ken Popove has written a letter to the health authority claiming a woman in her 70s was dropped off by taxi at the city's Salvation Army shelter last month.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2019
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• Fraser Health confirms new case of measles in Metro Vancouver area, bringing total to 17

  Measles have been confirmed in Metro Vancouver, but Fraser Health won't confirm the patient's identity, now where it was located.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2019
• B.C. Supreme Court says health authority violated charter rights by unlawfully detaining woman for 11 months

  The judge called the actions of Fraser Health Authority staff "inexplicable."

  Health

  Feb 26, 2019
• Mother of patient with new Vancouver measles case alarmed after Delta doctors missed diagnosis

  The mother of the patient, who lives in the Fraser Health Authority region, is worried more people may have been exposed in the area.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2019
• Mother of suspect in last week’s Langley hit-and-run incidents apologizes

  The mother of a man accused of injuring seven people and killing a dog in a driving rampage last week is apologizing to those involved.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2018
• Officials investigating ‘cluster’ of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Surrey

  Public health officials are trying to track down the source of the bacteria. 

  Health

  Sep 1, 2018
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• B.C. ambulances have attended 115 ‘cold exposure calls’ so far this year

  B.C. Ambulance is busy helping those who have been out in the cold for hours.

  Weather

  Feb 20, 2018
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• Woman is furious after father’s body moved from hospital without family’s consent

  A Metro Vancouver woman is furious after her father's body was moved from Delta Hospital's morgue by Delta Funeral Home without the family's consent.

  Jun 26, 2017