Provincial Health Services Authority

• B.C. judge partially certifies class-action lawsuit against health authority over ‘fake nurse’

  A B.C. judge has ruled that a proposed class-action lawsuit against a B.C. health authority can go ahead on some of its claims about a bogus nurse working at a Vancouver hospital.

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  Jul 26, 2023
  
• Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere, say doctors

  Only four surgeons do all British Columbia's kidney transplants at two Vancouver hospitals. Kidneys that can't be used are getting shipped to other provinces.

  Health

  Jul 4, 2023
  
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• Fake nurse worked for months at B.C. hospital despite several complaints: court filing

  Fake nurse Brigitte Cleroux remained fraudulently employed at the B.C. Women's Hospital for months after she was first placed on administrative leave, a new court filing says.

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  Jun 14, 2022
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• Delta mother fights for palliative care for terminally ill son

  Instead of devoting every second her son has left to making memories, Hill Davie has been left with the burden of stepping in as his full-time nurse, she said.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2022
• Front-line workers struggle to access affordable parking at Maple Ridge, B.C. hospital

  The daily rate for staff parking at Ridge Meadows Hospital is $3.50, which works out to about $70 per month for a full-time employee.

  Health

  Apr 19, 2022
• B.C. health authority blasted for tweet on ‘rapid response’ on COVID rapid tests

  The Provincial Health Services Authority later clarified its Tweet about the distribution of rapid tests, after significant online backlash.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2022
• Fake nurse at centre of proposed class-action lawsuit against B.C. health authority

  An imposter nurse who worked at B.C. Women’s Hospital is the subject of a class action lawsuit against the Provincial Health Services Authority, the organization that hired her.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2021
• Pacific Community Resources Society to no longer operate Keremeos youth addiction centre

  The Vancouver-based agency said its contract with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) expires on March 31.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2021
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• B.C. provincial health authority CEO steps down following review into allegations of misspending

  The review followed media reports of a $7-million purchase of PPE that ended up being unusable.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2021
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• At-home naloxone kits have reversed over 50K opioid overdoses in B.C.: health authority

  As overdose deaths begin to fall in B.C., the provincial health authority is highlighting the impact naloxone is having on curbing the death toll.

  Nov 9, 2019