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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:15 AM
Minister of Health Adrian Dix has announced that the Province is creating 200 new nurse practitioner (NP) positions to support patients as part of a shift to a team-based primary health-care system.
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Sunday, May 6, 2018 1:00 PM
To connect more people, families, and caregivers affected by dementia to community supports and services, the Ministry of Health is providing the Alzheimer Society of B.C. with $2.7 million to further support First Link, announced Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 11:15 AM
To help more lower income British Columbians and expectant mothers gain access to healthy, locally grown food, government is expanding the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program, Health Minster Adrian Dix and Agriculture Minister Lana Popham announced.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 10:15 AM
In addition to increasing access to surgeries and MRIs, the Government of British Columbia is bringing into force outstanding sections of the Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003, to further support patients and strengthen B.C.’s public health-care system, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, announced today.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:15 AM
The British Columbia government is launching a new, four-part surgical strategy aimed at reducing wait times for the health care British Columbians need.
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Monday, March 19, 2018 9:45 AM
British Columbia hospitals will perform 900 more dental surgeries in the coming year to improve access to care for vulnerable children and adults, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced today.
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Friday, October 20, 2017 1:15 PM
Newborns, children and expectant mothers from all around the province will be cared for in the new Teck Acute Care Centre, located on the campus of BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital, officially opened today by Premier John Horgan, health-care workers and patients.
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Friday, April 7, 2017 10:05 AM
Six-year-old Sammy Holmes was presented a ceremonial key to the new Teck Acute Care Centre by Vancouver-False Creek MLA Sam Sullivan, on behalf of Health Minister Terry Lake, commemorating the many milestones achieved by the BC Children’s and BC Women’s Redevelopment Project.
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Friday, April 7, 2017 8:00 AM
Children and families will have more opportunities to get involved with the YMCA, thanks to a total of $11 million in government funding.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 10:15 AM
North Shore MLAs Jane Thornthwaite, Naomi Yamamoto and Ralph Sultan officially opened the new Carlile Youth Concurrent Disorders Centre, a dedicated unit for youth with mental-health and substance-use challenges at the Greta and Robert H. N. Ho Centre for Psychiatry and Education (HOpe Centre) at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.
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